Users Guide

Creating an Empty Partition
An empty partition, when attached to the system, is similar to an empty USB flash drive. You can create empty partitions
on a vFlash SD card. You can create partitions of type Floppy or Hard Disk . The partition type CD is supported only while
creating partitions using images.
Before creating an empty partition, make sure that:
• You have Access Virtual Media privilege.
• The card is initialized.
• The card is not write-protected.
• An initialize operation is not being performed on the card.
Creating an Empty Partition Using the Web Interface
To create an empty vFlash partition:
1. In iDRAC7 Web interface, go to Overview → Server → vFlash → Create Empty Partition.
The Create Empty Partition page is displayed.
2. Specify the required information and click Apply. For information about the options, see the iDRAC7 Online Help .
A new unformatted empty partition is created that is read-only by default. A page indicating the progress
percentage is displayed. An error message is displayed if:
– The card is write-protected.
– The label name matches the label of an existing partition.
– A non-integer value is entered for the partition size, the value exceeds the available space on the card, or the
partition size is greater than 4 GB.
– An initialize operation is being performed on the card.
Creating an Empty Partition Using RACADM
To create a 20 MB empty partition:
1. Open a telnet, SSH, or Serial console to the system and log in.
2. Enter the command: racadm vflashpartition create -i 1 -o drive1 -t empty -e HDD -f
fat16 -s 20
A 20 MB empty partition in FAT16 format is created. By default, an empty partition is created as read-write.
Creating a Partition Using an Image File
You can create a new partition on the vFlash SD card using an image file (available in the .img or .iso format.) The
partitions are of emulation types: Floppy (.img), Hard Disk (.img or .iso), or CD (.iso). The created partition size is equal to
the image file size.
Before creating a partition from an image file, make sure that:
• You have Access Virtual Media privilege.
• The card is initialized.
• The card is not write-protected.
• An initialize operation is not being performed on the card.
• The image type and the emulation type match.
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