Dell IDRAC6 User Manual page 308

vFlash
Press <Enter> to select Enabled or Disabled.
• Enabled - vFlash is available for partition management.
• Disabled - vFlash is not available for partition management.
CAUTION:
attached.
Initialize vFlash
Choose this option to initialize the vFlash card. Initialize operation erases
existing data on the SD card and all existing partitions are removed. You
cannot perform initialize operation if one or more partitions are in use or
attached. This option is accesible only if a card of size greated than 256 MB is
present in the iDRAC Enterprise card slot and if vFlash is enabled.
Press <Enter> to initialize the vFlash SD card.
The initialize operation mail fail due to the following reasons:
• SD card is currently not present.
• vFlash is currently in use by another process.
• vFlash is not enabled.
• SD card is write-protected.
• One or more partitions are currently in-use.
• One or more partitions are currently attached.
vFlash Properties
Press <Enter> to view the following vFlash SD card properties:
• Name - Displays the name of the vFlash SD card inserted into the server's
vFlash SD card slot. If it is a Dell SD card, it displays vFlash SD Card. If it
is a non-Dell SD card, it displays SD Card.
• Size - Displays the vFlash SD card size in gigabytes (GB).
• Available Space - Displays the unused space on the vFlash SD card in
megabytes (MB). This space is available to create more partitions on the
vFlash SD card. For SD cards, the available space is displayed as 256MB.
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Using the iDRAC6 Configuration Utility
vFlash cannot be disabled if one or more partitions are in-use or is