Users Guide

Attaching or Detaching Partitions
When you attach one or more partitions, they are visible to the operating system and BIOS as USB mass storage devices. When
you attach multiple partitions, based on the assigned index, they are listed in an ascending order in the operating system and the
BIOS boot order menu.
If you detach a partition, it is not visible in the operating system and the BIOS boot order menu.
When you attach or detach a partition, the USB bus in the managed system is reset. This affects applications that are using
vFlash and disconnects the iDRAC Virtual Media sessions.
Before attaching or detaching a partition, make sure that:
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The vFlash functionality is enabled.
● An initialize operation is not already being performed on the card.
● You have Access Virtual Media privileges.
Attaching or Detaching Partitions Using Web Interface
To attach or detach partitions:
1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview > Server > vFlash > Manage.
The Manage Partitions page is displayed.
2. In the Attached column:
● Select the checkbox for the partition(s) and click Apply to attach the partition(s).
● Clear the checkbox for the partition(s) and click Apply to detach the partition(s).
The partitions are attached or detached, based on the selections.
Attaching or Detaching Partitions Using RACADM
To attach or detach partitions:
1. Open a telnet, SSH, or Serial console to the system and log in.
2. Use any one of the following:
● Using config command:
○ To attach a partition:
racadm config –g cfgvflashpartition –i 1 –o cfgvflashPartitionAttachState 1
○ To detach a partition:
racadm config –g cfgvflashpartition –i 1 –o cfgvflashPartitionAttachState 0
● Using set command:
○ To attach a partition:
racadm set iDRAC.vflashpartition.<index>.AttachState 1
○ To detach a partition:
racadm set iDRAC.vflashpartition.<index>.AttachState 0
Operating System Behavior for Attached Partitions
For Windows and Linux operating systems:
● The operating system controls and assigns the drive letters to the attached partitions.
● Read-only partitions are read-only drives in the operating system.
● The operating system must support the file system of an attached partition. Else, you cannot read or modify the contents
of the partition from the operating system. For example, in a Windows environment the operating system cannot read the
partition type EXT2 which is native to Linux. Also, in a Linux environment the operating system cannot read the partition
type NTFS which is native to Windows.
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