Dell iDRAC8 manual Formatting a Partition, Viewing Available Partitions

NOTE: This feature is not supported in local RACADM.

NOTE: Creating vFlash partition from an image file located on the CFS or NFS IPv6 enabled network share is not supported.

Formatting a Partition

You can format an existing partition on the vFlash SD card based on the type of file system. The supported file system types are EXT2, EXT3, FAT16, and FAT32. You can only format partitions of type Hard Disk or Floppy, and not CD. You cannot format read-only partitions.

Before creating an partition from an image file, make sure that:

•You have Access Virtual Media privilege.

•The card is initialized.

•The card is not write-protected.

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

To format vFlash partition:

1.In iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Server → vFlash → Format. The Format Partition page is displayed.

2.Enter the required information and click Apply.

For information about the options, see the iDRAC Online Help.

A warning message indicating that all the data on the partition will be erased is displayed.

3.Click OK.

The selected partition is formatted to the specified file system type. An error message is displayed if:

•The card is write-protected.

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

Viewing Available Partitions

Make sure that the vFlash functionality is enabled to view the list of available partitions.

Viewing Available Partitions Using Web Interface

To view the available vFlash partitions, in the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Server → vFlash → Manage. The Manage Partitions page is displayed listing the available partitions and related information for each partition. For information on the partitions, see the iDRAC Online Help.

Viewing Available Partitions Using RACADM

To view the available partitions and their properties using RACADM:

1.Open a Telnet, SSH, or Serial console to the system and log in.

2.Enter the following commands:

•To list all existing partitions and its properties: racadm vflashpartition list

•To get the status of operation on partition 1: racadm vflashpartition status -i 1

•To get the status of all existing partitions:

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