Users Guide

Configuring the vFlash SD Card and Managing vFlash Partitions 247
Creating a Partition Using an Image File
You can create a new partition on vFlash or standard SD card using an image
file (available in the .img or .iso format.) You can create a partition of type
Floppy, Hard Disk, or CD. The created partition is read-only.
NOTE: You must have Access Virtual Media privileges to create partitions.
The size of the newly created partition is equal to the image file size. The
image file size must be:
• Less than or equal to the available space on the card.
• Less than or equal to 4 GB. The maximum partition size is 4 GB.
Using the Web interface, the size of image that can be uploaded to the vFlash
SD card is limited to a maximum of 2 GB on both 32-bit and 64-bit browsers
(Internet Explorer and FireFox).
Using the RACADM and WSMAN interface, the image size that can be
uploaded to a vFlash SD card is a maximum of 4 GB.
For the standard SD card, the image size must be less than or equal to 256
MB.
Emulation Ty p e Select the emulation type for the partition from the drop-
down list. The available options are Floppy and HDD.
Size Enter the partition size in Megabytes (MB). The maximum
partition size is 4 GB, or less than or equal to the available
space on the vFlash SD card.
NOTE: For the standard SD card, the partition size can be up
to 256 MB.
Table 11-2. Create Empty Partition Page Options
Field Description