
Configuring the vFlash Media Card for Use With iDRAC6
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Formatting the vFlash Media Card
NOTE:
The
Format
option is active only if a vFlash card is present. Also, the SD
card can be formatted only if vFlash is disabled.
1
Log in to iDRAC6 Web interface.
2
In the system tree, select
System
.
3
Click the
vFlash
tab.
The
vFlash
screen appears.
4
Ensure that vFlash is disabled. Clear the
vFlash Enable
check box.
5
Click
Format
to create the vFlash image file,
ManagedStore.IMG
, on the
SD card. The text file
ManagedStore.ID
is also created on the SD card
and it provides information about the vFlash image.
An alert box appears, warning that any existing image on the card will be
erased during formatting and requesting confirmation. Click
OK
to continue.
A status bar is displayed, indicating formatting progress.
Uploading Disk Image
1
Ensure that the image file has the extension
.img
and that the image is not
larger than 256 MB.
NOTE:
Though your vFlash card may be larger than 256 MB, only 256 MB is
accessible at this time. vFlash allows you to store emergency boot image and
diagnostic tools directly on the vFlash Media.The image file can be a DOS
bootable floppy image as a
*.img
file for Windows or a
diskboot.img
file from
the Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux
®
media for Linux. The
diskboot.img
can be
used to create a rescue disk or create a disk to perform network installations.
vFlash can be used to store a persistent image for general or emergency use
in future.
2
Log in to iDRAC6 Web interface.
3
In the system tree, select
System
.
4
Click the
vFlash
tab.
The
vFlash
screen appears.
5
Ensure that vFlash is disabled. Clear the
vFlash Enable
check box.
6
In the
vFlash Drive
section, enter the path to the image file or click
Browse
to navigate to its location on your system.
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Страница 84: ...84 Configuring the Managed Server ...
Страница 120: ...120 Configuring iDRAC6 Enterprise Using the Web Interface ...
Страница 160: ...160 Using iDRAC6 With Microsoft Active Directory ...
Страница 166: ...166 Configuring Smart Card Authentication ...
Страница 222: ...222 Using GUI Console Redirection ...
Страница 228: ...228 Configuring the vFlash Media Card for Use With iDRAC6 ...
Страница 270: ...270 Using the RACADM Command Line Interface ...
Страница 308: ...308 Using iDRAC6 Configuration Utility ...
Страница 334: ...334 Recovering and Troubleshooting the Managed System ...
Страница 382: ...382 RACADM Subcommand Overview ...
Страница 452: ...452 iDRAC6 Enterprise Property Database Group and Object Definitions ...
Страница 462: ...462 Glossary ...
Страница 472: ...472 Index ...