If you are an administrator, you can perform all operations on the vFlash partitions. If not, you must have Access Virtual Media privilege to create, delete, format, attach, detach, or copy the contents for the partition.

Configuring vFlash or Standard SD Card Using iDRAC6 Web Interface

After you install the vFlash or standard SD card, you can view its properties, enable or disable vFlash, and initialize the card. The vFlash functionality must be enabled to perform partition management. When the card is disabled, you can only view its properties. The initialize operation removes existing partitions and resets the card.

NOTE: You must have Configure iDRAC permission to enable or disable vFlash, or to initialize the card.

If the card is not available in the system's iDRAC6 Enterprise card slot, the following error message is displayed.

SD card not detected. Please insert an SD card of size 256MB or greater.

To view and configure the vFlash or standard SD card:

1Open a supported Web browser window and log in to the iDRAC6 Web interface.

2In the system tree, select System.

3Click the vFlash tab. The SD Card Properties page is displayed. Table 15-1 lists the properties displayed for the SD card.

Table 15-1. SD Card Properties

Attribute

Description

 

 

Name

Displays the name of the card inserted into the server's iDRAC6

 

Enterprise card slot. If the card supports the new enhanced

 

vFlash features, it displays vFlash SD Card. If it supports limited

 

vFlash features, it displays SD Card.

 

 

Size

Displays the size of the card in gigabytes (GB).

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