Quick Reference Guide

132 RACADM Subcommand Details
Examples
• To create a 20MB empty partition:
racadm vflashpartition create -i 1 -o drive1 -t
empty -e HDD -f fat16 -s 20
• To create a partition using an image file on a remote system:
racadm vflashpartition create –i 1 –o drive1 –e
HDD –t image –l //myserver/sharedfolder/foo.iso –u
root –p mypassword
-o <label> Label that is displayed when the partition is mounted on the
operating system.
<label> must be a string up to six alphanumeric characters.
-e <type> Emulation type for the partition. <type> must be floppy, cddvd, or
HDD.
Option Description
-t <type> Create a partition of type <type>. <type> must be:
• empty – Create an empty partition. The following options are valid
with the empty type:
• -s <size> – Partition size in MB.
•-f <type> –
Format type for the partition based on the type of
file system. Valid options are RAW, FAT16, FAT32, EXT2, or
EXT3.
• image – Create a partition using an image relative to iDRAC. The
following options are valid with the image type:
•-l <path> – Specifies the remote path relative to iDRAC. The
path can be on a mounted drive:
SMB path: //<ip or domain>/<share_name> /<path_to_image>
NFS path: <ipaddress>:/<path_to_image>
• -u <user> – Username for accessing the remote image.
• -p <password> – Password for accessing the remote image.
Options valid only with status action
-a Displays the status of operations on all existing partitions.
Table 2-47. vflashpartition Subcommand Options
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