Dell IDRAC6 manual Downloading Partition Contents

To delete existing partition(s):

1On the iDRAC6 Web interface, select System→ vFlash tab→ Manage subtab. The Manage Partitions page is displayed.

2In the Delete column, click the delete icon for the partition(s) that you want to delete and click Apply. The partition(s) are deleted.

Downloading Partition Contents

You can download the contents of a vFlash partition to a local or remote location as an image file in the .img or .iso format. Local location is on your management system where iDRAC6 Web interface is operated from. Remote location is a network location mapped onto the management station.

NOTE: You must have Access Virtual Media privileges to download partitions.

Before downloading the contents to a local or remote location, ensure the following:

•The card is enabled.

•An initialize operation is not already being performed on the card.

•For a read-write partition, it must not be attached.

To download the contents of the vFlash partition to a location on your system:

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

2From the Label drop-down menu, select a partition that you want to download. All existing partitions are displayed in the list except partitions that are attached. The first partition is selected by default.

3Click Download.

4Specify the location to save the file.

If only the folder location is specified, then the partition label is used as the file name, along with the extension .iso for CD type partitions and

.img for floppy and hard-disk type partitions.

5Click Save. The contents of the selected partition are downloaded to the specified location.

Configuring vFlash SD Card and Managing vFlash Partitions

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