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13.2 Initialize the Virtual Flash Media
Enumerate the DCIM_PersistentStorageService class
Invoke the InitializeMedia method on the instance above
The OUT parameter Job will refer to the instance of CIM_ConcreteJob using which you can
query the status of the initialization of the media.
13.2.1 Get VFlash SD Card Inventory
DCIM_VFlashView is a subclass of CIM_View that is used to represent the physical attributes of the
virtual flash media, such as total size, available size, category on which the partitions will reside.
Enumerate the DCIM_VFlashView with the following parameters and syntax:
EXAMPLE:
wsman enumerate http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cimschema/
2/root/dcim/DCIM_VFlashView
-h $IPADDRESS -V -v -c dummy.cert -P 443
-u $USERNAME -p $PASSWORD -j utf-8 -y basic
OUTPUT:
<n1:DCIM_VFlashView>
<n1:AvailableSize>970</n1:AvailableSize>
<n1:Capacity>976</n1:Capacity>
<n1:ComponentName>vFlash SD Card</n1:ComponentName>
<n1:FQDD>Disk.vFlashCard.1</n1:FQDD>
<n1:HealthStatus>OK</n1:HealthStatus>
<n1:InitializedState>Uninitialized
</n1:InitializedState>
<n1:InstanceID>Disk.vFlashCard.1
</n1:InstanceID>
<n1:LastSystemInventoryTime>
20110322104946.000000+000
</n1:LastSystemInventoryTime>
<n1:LastUpdateTime>20110322104946.000000+000
</n1:LastUpdateTime>
<n1:Licensed>true</n1:Licensed>
<n1:VFlashEnabledState>true</n1:VFlashEnabledState>
<n1:WriteProtected>false</n1:WriteProtected>
</n1:DCIM_VFlashView>
InitializedState: Field indicates status of element to be initialized
InstanceID: InstanceID of desired element for initialization
13.2.2 Initialize or Format Media
This method is used to initialize or format the virtual flash media device.
wsman invoke -a InitializeMedia
http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cimschema/
2/root/dcim/DCIM_PersistentStorageService
?SystemCreationClassName=DCIM_ComputerSystem,CreationClassName=DCIM_Pe
rsistentStorageService,SystemName=DCIM:ComputerSystem,Name=DCIM:PersistentSto
rageService" -h
See Section 13.2.3 for the populated
initialized fields