Dell IDRAC6 manual 275, Create Empty Partition Page Options Field Description, Index, Label

Before creating an empty partition, ensure the following:

•The card is initialized.

•The card is not write-protected.

•An initialize operation is not already being performed on the card. To create an empty vFlash partition:

1On the iDRAC6 Web interface, select System→ vFlash tab→ Create Empty Partition subtab. The Create Empty Partition page is displayed.

2Enter the information mentioned in Table 15-2.

3Click Apply. A new partition is created. A page indicating the progress percentage is displayed.

An error message is displayed if:

•The card is write-protected.

•The label name matches the label of an existing partition.

•A non-integer value is entered for the partition size, the value exceeds the available space on the card, or the partition size is greater than 4GB.

•An initialize operation is already being performed on the card.

NOTE: The new partition is unformatted (RAW).

Table 15-2. Create Empty Partition Page Options

Field	Description
Index	Select a partition index. Only unused indices are displayed
	in the drop-down list. The lowest available index is selected
	by default. You can change it to any other index value from
	the drop-down list.
	NOTE: For the standard SD card, only index 1 is available.
Label	Enter a unique label for the new partition. The label name
	can contain up to six alphanumeric characters. Do not
	include any space in the label name. The characters are
	displayed in upper case.
	NOTE: For the standard SD card, the label name is VFLASH by
	default and you cannot modify this name.

Configuring vFlash SD Card and Managing vFlash Partitions

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