SDI Manager BLOB Commands
5/10/2007
SDI manager supports a set of commands that enable you to manipulate the binary large objects (BLOBs) of a disk image (.sdi) file.
Each BLOB is identified by a unique BLOB type field. This field consists of four characters from 0 through 9, A through Z, and underscore character set. BLOB types must be unique within a file.
The following table lists the valid BLOB types.
| Type | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
BOOT |
0x544F4F42 |
Bootstrap ('BOOT') |
LOAD |
0x44414F4C |
OS loader ('LOAD') |
DISK |
0x4B534944 |
Disk image ('DISK') |
PART |
0x54524150 |
Partition image ('PART') |
The following table lists the SDI manager BLOB commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Creates a new, empty BLOB. |
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Deletes an existing BLOB. |
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Exports a BLOB to a file. |
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Imports a file into a BLOB as a BLOB. |