Dell IDRAC6 Laptop User Manual


 
274 Configuring vFlash SD Card and Managing vFlash Partitions
For more information about vflashsd, see the iDRAC6 Administrator
Reference Guide available on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com/manuals.
NOTE: The racadm vmkey reset command is deprecated from 1.5 release
onwards. The functionality of this command is now covered by vflashsd
initialize
. While execution of the vmkey reset command will be
successful, it is recommended to use the vflashsd initialize
command. For more information, see "Initializing the vFlash or Standard SD Card" on
page 273.
Managing vFlash Partitions Using iDRAC6 Web
Interface
You can perform the following:
Create an empty partition
Create a partition using an image file
Format a partition
View available partitions
Modify a partition
Attach/Detach a partition
Delete existing partitions
Download the contents of a partition
Boot to a partition
Creating an Empty Partition
An empty partition is similar to an empty USB key. You can create empty
partitions on a vFlash or standard SD card. You can choose to create partition
of type Floppy or Hard Disk. The partition type CD is not supported for
creating empty partitions.
NOTE: You must have Access Virtual Media privilege to create empty partitions.