Before downloading the partition contents, make sure that:
• You have Access Virtual Media privileges.
• The vFlash functionality is enabled.
• An initialize operation is not being performed on the card.
• For a read-write partition, it must not be attached.
To download the contents of the vFlash partition:
1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Server → vFlash → Download.
The Download Partition page is displayed.
2. From the Label drop-down menu, select a partition that you want to download and click Download.
NOTE: All existing partitions (except attached partitions) are displayed in the list. The first
partition is selected by default.
3. Specify the location to save the file.
The contents of the selected partition are downloaded to the specified location.
NOTE: If only the folder location is specified, then the partition label is used as the file name,
along with the extension .iso for CD and Hard Disk type partitions, and .img for Floppy and
Hard Disk type partitions.
Booting to a Partition
You can set an attached vFlash partition as the boot device for the next boot operation.
Before booting a partition, make sure that:
• The vFlash partition contains a bootable image (in the .img or .iso format) to boot from the device.
• The vFlash functionality is enabled.
• You have Access Virtual Media privileges.

Booting to a Partition Using Web Interface

To set the vFlash partition as a first boot device, see Setting First Boot Device.
NOTE: If the attached vFlash partition(s) are not listed in the First Boot Device drop-down menu,
make sure that the BIOS is updated to the latest version.

Booting to a Partition Using RACADM

To set a vFlash partition as the first boot device, use cfgServerInfo. For more information, see the
iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
NOTE: When you run this command, the vFlash partition label is automatically set to boot once—
cfgserverBootOnce is set to 1. Boot once boots the device to the partition only once and does
not keep it persistently first in the boot order.
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