Users Guide

Deleting existing partitions using RACADM
To delete partitions:
1 Open a telnet, SSH, or Serial console to the system and log in.
2 Enter the following commands:
• To delete a partition:
racadm vflashpartition delete -i 1
• To delete all partitions, re-initialize the vFlash SD card.
Downloading partition contents
You can download the contents of a vFlash partition in the .img or .iso format to the:
• Managed system (where iDRAC is operated from)
• Network location mapped to a management station.
Before downloading the partition contents, make sure that:
• You have Access Virtual Media privileges.
• The vFlash functionality is enabled.
• An initialize operation is not being performed on the card.
• For a read-write partition, it must not be attached.
To download the contents of the vFlash partition:
1 In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview > Server > vFlash > Download.
The Download Partition page is displayed.
2 From the Label drop-down menu, select a partition that you want to download and click Download.
NOTE
: All existing partitions (except attached partitions) are displayed in the list. The rst partition is selected by
default.
3 Specify the location to save the le.
The contents of the selected partition are downloaded to the specied location.
NOTE
: If only the folder location is specied, then the partition label is used as the le name, along with the
extension .iso for CD and Hard Disk type partitions, and .img for Floppy and Hard Disk type partitions.
Booting to a partition
You can set an attached vFlash partition as the boot device for the next boot operation.
Before booting a partition, make sure that:
• The vFlash partition contains a bootable image (in the .img or .iso format) to boot from the device.
• The vFlash functionality is enabled.
• You have Access Virtual Media privileges.
Booting to a partition using web interface
To set the vFlash partition as a rst boot device, see Setting rst boot device.
Managing vFlash SD card
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