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Dell™ Lifecycle Controller 2 Web Services Interface Guide for Windows  Version: 2.1.0 
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13.8  Modify Partition 
This method is used for modifying the changeable attributes of a partition.  
Use the following algorithm to successfully modify an existing partition. 
  Enumerate the DCIM_PersistentStorageService class 
  Invoke ModifyPartition() method on the instance above with the following parameters: 
PartitionIndex: The PartitionIndex property of the DCIM_OpaqueManagementData instance 
that represents the partition to be modified 
1 to 16 
AccessType: The type of access level 
Read-Only=1, Read-Write=3 
  The OUT parameter Job will refer to the instance of CIM_ConcreteJob using which the user can 
query the status of the modification of the partition. 
EXAMPLE: 
winrm i ModifyPartition http://schemas.dell.com/wbem/wscim/1/cim-
schema/2/DCIM_PersistentStorageService 
?SystemCreationClassName=DCIM_ComputerSystem 
+CreationClassName=DCIM_PersistentStorageService 
+SystemName=DCIM:ComputerSystem 
+Name=DCIM:PersistentStorageService  
-u:[USER] -p:[PASSWORD]  
-r:https://[IPADDRESS]/wsman -SkipCNcheck -SkipCAcheck  
-encoding:utf-8 -a:basic -file:ModifyPartition.xml 
The input file ModifyPartition.xml is shown below: 
<p:ModifyPartition_INPUT xmlns:p=" http://schemas.dell.com/wbem/wscim/1/cim-
schema/2/DCIM_PersistentStorageService"> 
 <p:PartitionIndex>6</p:PartitionIndex> 
 <p:AccessType>3</p:AccessType>  
</p:ModifyPartition_INPUT> 
OUTPUT: 
ModifyPartition_OUTPUT 
 ReturnValue = 0 
13.9  Attach Partition 
This method is for defining the set of partitions to be exposed as Floppy/CD/HDD endpoints to the 
managed system and BIOS.  










