Reference Guide

Option Description
-i < index > Index of the partition for which this command applies.
< index > must be an integer from 1 to 16.
NOTE: For the standard SD card, the index value is 1
because only one partition of size 256 MB is
supported.
Options valid only with create action
-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.
-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.
NOTE: When an empty partition is created the default
Access type is always Read-Write.
• 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.
NOTE: When a partition from an image is created the
default access type is always Read-Only.
Options valid only with status action
-a Displays the status of operations on all existing partitions.
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
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