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13.5 Create Partition using Image
This method creates a partition on the storage device using the image provided by the user. The partition
size will be the same as the size of the image. The maximum size of the image is 4GB.
The image can be located on a NFS/CIFS share or on a TFTP server. 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 CreatePartitionUsingImage() 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
PartitionType: The format types that these partitions need to be formatted as
floppy=1, hard disk=2, CD ROM=3
OSVolumeLabel: The label seen in the OS after attaching the partition
URI: The URI location of firmware to update a component
Supported protocols are FTP and HTTP.
IPAddress: IP address of TFTP or NFS share
ShareType: Type of share
NFS=0, TFTP=1, CIFS=2, FTP=3, HTTP=4
SharePath: NFS sharepoint address
ImageName: Name of the ISO or IMG image
Workgroup: Name of the workgroup, if applicable
Username: The username to be used to access the file
Password: The password to be used to access the file
Port: The port number to be used
HashType: The hash type
MD5=1, SHA1=2
HashValue: The hash value string based on the HashType parameter
EXAMPLE: