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Dell™ Lifecycle Controller 2 Web Services Interface Guide for Windows Version: 2.1.0
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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:
winrm i CreatePartition http://schemas.dell.com/wbem/wscim/1/cim-
schema/2/DCIM_PersistentStorageService
?SystemCreationClassName=DCIM_ComputerSystem
+CreationClassName=DCIM_PersistentStorageService
+SystemName=DCIM:ComputerSystem
+Name=DCIM:PersistentStorageService
-r:https://[IPADDRESS]:443/wsman
-u:[USER] -p:[PASSWORD] -auth:basic
-encoding:utf-8 -SkipCNCheck –SkipCACheck
-file:[DIRECTORYPATH]\CreatePartition.xml
The input file CreatePartition.xml is shown below:
<p:CreatePartition_INPUT xmlns:p="http://schemas.dell.com/wbem/wscim/1/cim-
schema/2/DCIM_PersistentStorageService">
<p:PartitionIndex>1</p:PartitionIndex>
<p:Size>50</p:Size>
<p:SizeUnit>1</p:SizeUnit>
<p:PartitionType>2</p:PartitionType>
<p:OSVolumeLabel>label1</p:OSVolumeLabel>
</p:CreatePartition_INPUT>
OUTPUT:
When this method is executed, a jobid or an error message is returned.
CreatePartition_OUTPUT
Job
Address = http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/08/addressing/role/anonymous
ReferenceParameters
ResourceURI = http://schemas.dell.com/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/DCIM_LifecycleJob
SelectorSet
Selector: InstanceID = JID_001270734913, __cimnamespace = root/dcim
ReturnValue = 0
If this method returns the following message, the VFlash must be enabled using the
VFlashStateChange() (Section 13.3) method.
CreatePartition_OUTPUT
Message = VFlash not enabled
MessageID = VF015
ReturnValue = 2