CLI Guide

vflashsd
Table 108. Details of vflashsd
Description Allows you to initialize or get the status of the vFlash SD card. The initialize operation removes all the
existing partitions and resets the card.
The status operation displays the status of the last operation performed on the card.
To run this subcommand, you must have the Access Virtual Media privilege.
NOTE: After you restart the iDRAC, the status of the previous initialize operation is erased.
Synopsis
● racadm vflashsd initialize
● racadm vflashsd status
Input
● Initialize— performs initialize operation on SD card.
● Status — indicates to view the progress or status report of the initialize operation.
Output
If initialization is in progress, the message Initialization of the vFlash SD Card is now in
progress is displayed. If unsuccessful, appropriate error message is displayed.
If the status of the last operation performed is successful, the message LastAction Progress
Status=============Initialize SD Card 100 % Complete is displayed. If unsuccessful,
appropriate error message is displayed.
vflashpartition
Table 109. Details of vflashpartition
Description Manages the partitions on the vFlash SD card.
NOTE:
● To run this subcommand, you must have the iDRAC Enterprise license.
● After iDRAC restart, the status of the previous operation performed on the partition(s) is erased.
Synopsis
racadm vflashpartition <create | delete | status | list> -i<index>
-o<label> -e<emulation type> -s<size> -f<format type> -t<partition type>
-l<path> -u<user> -p<password> -a
Input
● -o — Label that is displayed when the partition is mounted on the operating system. This option must
be a string of upto six alphanumeric characters. VFLASH is the only accepted volume label for non-Dell
SD card.
● -e — Emulation type must be either floppy, cddvd, or hdd.
○ floppy — emulates a floppy disk
○ cddvd — emulates a CD or DVD
○ hdd — emulates a hard disk
● -s — Partition size in MB.
● -f — Format type for the partition based on the type of the file system. Valid options are raw, ext2,
ext3, fat16, and fat32.
● -t — Create a partition of the following type:
○ empty — Creates an empty partition
○ image — Creates a partition using an image relative to iDRAC.
NOTE: Creating an empty partition with emulation type as floppy with ext2 format type by using
the Telnet session might result in a state where the partition creation status is shown as zero. If this
happens then it is recommended to remove the SD card and format it in order to reuse.
Creation of a partition may be unsuccessful if:
○ The network share is not reachable.
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