> On Sun, 2021-03-07 at 11:17 -0600, Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
>> Everyone,
>>
>> We have migrated a platform to a Centos 8 host using kvm guest
>> machines
>>
>> Recently I tried to copy one of the guests to the external SD card on
>> the back of the Dell R730xd, but I have not been able to get the
>> Centos
>> 8 host to recognize the SD card.
>>
>> I can use DRAC interface of the R730xd to see that the SD card is
>> being
>> recognized and the status of the external SD slot is turned from
>> inactive to active when the card is inserted.
>>
>
> I have a nagging feeling at the back of my mind that that slot is
> associated with the iDrac system and not the main board.
>
> In any case doesn't that need a vFlash card not a standard SD/SDHC
> card? From Wikipedia:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_DRAC
>
> To take advantage of storage greater than 256 MB on the iDRAC6
> enterprise, Dell requires that a vFlash SD card be procured through
> Dell channels. As of December 2011, Dell vFlash SD cards differ from
> consumer SD cards by being over-provisioned by 100% for increased
> write endurance and performance.[21]
>
> While there are no other known functional differences between a
> Dell-branded vFlash SD card and a class 2 or greater SDHC card, the
> use of non-Dell media prevents the use of extended capacities and
> functions.
>
> P.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Pete,
>
> Thanks for your help!!!!
>
> I am beginning to be persuaded you are right. However, I have seen
> some posts about putting vmware either on the SD card or internal usb
> stick that made me think the SD card could be addressable. If Dell has
> this limited to Dell flash cards instead of a regular SD card that
> might explain some of what I am seeing.
>
> Greg
>
I don't know iDrac but I'd guess that you can make the SD device visible
to the OS by passing them through as a virtual devices. Maybe you could
try this?
Simon
Simon
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