Dell iDRAC8 manual Enabling or Disabling vFlash Functionality

Viewing vFlash SD Card Properties Using Web Interface

To view the vFlash SD card properties, in the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Server → vFlash. The SD Card Properties page is displayed. For information about the displayed properties, see the iDRAC Online Help.

Viewing vFlash SD Card Properties Using RACADM

To view the vFlash SD card properties using RACADM, use one of the following:

•Use the cfgvFlashSD object with the getconfig command. The following read-only properties are displayed:

–cfgVFlashSDSize

–cfgVFlashSDLicensed

–cfgVFlashSDAvailableSize

–cfgVFlashSDHealth

–cfgVFlashSDEnable

–cfgVFlashSDWriteProtect

–cfgVFlashSDInitialized

•Use the following objects with the get command:

–iDRAC.vflashsd.AvailableSize

–iDRAC.vflashsd.Health

–iDRAC.vflashsd.Licensed

–iDRAC.vflashsd.Size

–iDRAC.vflashsd.WriteProtect

For more information about these objects, see the iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference

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Viewing vFlash SD Card Properties Using iDRAC Settings Utility

To view the vFlash SD card properties, in the iDRAC Settings Utility, go to Media and USB Port Settings. The iDRAC Settings . Media and USB Port Settings page displays the properties. For information about the displayed properties, see the iDRAC Settings Utility Online Help.

Enabling or Disabling vFlash Functionality

You must enable the vFlash functionality to perform partition management.

Enabling or Disbaling vFlash Functionality Using Web Interface

To enable or disable the vFlash functionality:

1.In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Server → vFlash. The SD Card Properties page is displayed.

2.Select or clear the vFLASH Enabled option to enable or disable the vFlash functionality. If any vFlash partition is attached, you cannot disable vFlash and an error message is displayed.

NOTE: If vFlash functionality is disabled, SD card properties are not displayed.

3.Click Apply. The vFlash functionality is enabled or disabled based on the selection.

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