Users Guide

248 Configuring the vFlash SD Card and Managing vFlash Partitions
Before creating a partition from an image file, ensure the following:
• The card is initialized.
• The card is not write-protected.
• An initialize operation is not already being performed on the card.
NOTE: When creating partition from an image file, ensure that the image type and
the emulation type match. iDRAC emulates the device based on the image type
specified. There may be issues when the uploaded image and the emulation type do
not match. For example, if the partition is created using an ISO image and the
emulation type is specified as Hard Disk, then the BIOS will not be able to boot from
this image.
To create a vFlash partition using an image file:
1
On the iDRAC6 Web interface, select System  vFlash tab  Create from
Image
subtab. The Create Partition from Image File page is displayed.
2 Enter the information mentioned in Table 11-3.
3 Click Apply . A new partition is created using the image file.
NOTE: When create partition is in-progress, the progress or status is not displayed.
An error message is displayed if:
• The card is write-protected.
• The label name matches the label of an existing partition.
• The size of the image file is greater than 4 GB or exceeds the available
space on the card.
• The image file does not exist or the image file extension is neither
.img nor .iso .
• An initialize operation is already being performed on the card.
Table 11-3. Create Partition from Image File Page Options
Field Description
Index Select a partition index. Only unused indices are displayed
in the drop-down list. The lowest available index is selected
by default. You can change it to any other index value from
the drop-down list.
NOTE: For the standard SD card, only index 1 is available.