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Enable=1, Disable=2 
EXAMPLE: 
wsman invoke -a VFlashStateChange http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-
schema/2/root/dcim/DCIM_PersistentStorageService 
?SystemCreationClassName=DCIM_ComputerSystem,CreationClassName=DCIM_PersistentStorageServic
e,SystemName=DCIM:ComputerSystem,Name=DCIM:PersistentStorageService -h $IPADDRESS -V -v -c 
dummy.cert -P 443 
-u $USERNAME -p $PASSWORD -J VFlashStateChange.xml -j utf-8 -y basic 
The input file VFlashStateChange.xml is shown below: 
<p:VFlashStateChange_INPUT xmlns:p="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-
schema/2/root/dcim/DCIM_PersistentStorageService"> 
 <p:RequestedState>1</p:RequestedState> 
</p:VFlashStateChange_INPUT> 
OUTPUT: 
<n1:VFlashStateChange_OUTPUT> 
 <n1:ReturnValue>0</n1:ReturnValue> 
</n1:VFlashStateChange_OUTPUT> 
13.4  Create Partition 
This method is used for creating a new partition on a storage device. When this method is successfully 
executed, an instance of DCIM_OpaqueManagementData representing the desired partition will be 
created (Section 13.1) and a reference to this instance is captured in the output parameter Job.  
Invoke CreatePartition() with the following parameters and syntax: 
PartitionIndex: The PartitionIndex property of the DCIM_OpaqueManagementData instance 
that represents the partition to be formatted 
1 to 16 
Size: The size of the partition to be created 
SizeUnit: The unit of the size 
MB=1, GB=2 
PartitionType: The partition type 
floppy=1, hard disk=2 
OSVolumeLabel: The label seen in the OS after attaching the partition 
EXAMPLE: 
wsman invoke -a CreatePartition http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-
schema/2/root/dcim/DCIM_PersistentStorageService 
?SystemCreationClassName=DCIM_ComputerSystem, 
CreationClassName=DCIM_PersistentStorageService, 










