Users Guide

Mapping virtual drive................................................................................................................................................... 231
Unmapping virtual drive..............................................................................................................................................232
Setting boot order through BIOS....................................................................................................................................232
Enabling boot once for virtual media.............................................................................................................................. 233
Chapter 16: Installing and using VMCLI utility................................................................................ 234
Installing VMCLI.................................................................................................................................................................234
Running VMCLI utility....................................................................................................................................................... 234
VMCLI syntax.................................................................................................................................................................... 234
VMCLI commands to access virtual media .............................................................................................................235
VMCLI operating system shell options .................................................................................................................... 235
Chapter 17: Managing vFlash SD card............................................................................................237
Configuring vFlash SD card..............................................................................................................................................237
Viewing vFlash SD card properties............................................................................................................................237
Enabling or disabling vFlash functionality................................................................................................................. 238
Initializing vFlash SD card........................................................................................................................................... 238
Getting the last status using RACADM....................................................................................................................239
Managing vFlash partitions.............................................................................................................................................. 239
Creating an empty partition....................................................................................................................................... 240
Creating a partition using an image file.....................................................................................................................240
Formatting a partition..................................................................................................................................................241
Viewing available partitions........................................................................................................................................ 242
Modifying a partition................................................................................................................................................... 242
Attaching or detaching partitions..............................................................................................................................243
Deleting existing partitions......................................................................................................................................... 244
Downloading partition contents.................................................................................................................................244
Booting to a partition.................................................................................................................................................. 245
Chapter 18: Using SMCLP............................................................................................................ 246
System management capabilities using SMCLP........................................................................................................... 246
Running SMCLP commands............................................................................................................................................246
iDRAC SMCLP syntax.......................................................................................................................................................247
Navigating the map address space.................................................................................................................................250
Using show verb................................................................................................................................................................250
Using the -display option............................................................................................................................................250
Using the -level option................................................................................................................................................250
Using the -output option.............................................................................................................................................251
Usage examples................................................................................................................................................................. 251
Server power management........................................................................................................................................ 251
SEL management.........................................................................................................................................................251
Map target navigation.................................................................................................................................................252
Chapter 19: Using iDRAC Service Module...................................................................................... 254
Installing iDRAC Service Module..................................................................................................................................... 254
Supported operating systems for iDRAC Service Module...........................................................................................254
iDRAC Service Module monitoring features.................................................................................................................. 254
Using iDRAC Service Module from iDRAC web interface............................................................................................ 261
Using iDRAC Service Module from RACADM................................................................................................................261
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