2.2.1.3.22 CREATE_PARTITION_PARAMETERS

The CREATE_PARTITION_PARAMETERS structure provides information about partition properties.

 typedef struct _CREATE_PARTITION_PARAMETERS {
   VDS_PARTITION_STYLE style;
   [switch_is(style)] union {
     [case(VDS_PST_MBR)] 
       struct {
       byte partitionType;
       boolean bootIndicator;
     } MbrPartInfo;
     [case(VDS_PST_GPT)] 
       struct {
       GUID partitionType;
       GUID partitionId;
       ULONGLONG attributes;
       WCHAR name[24];
     } GptPartInfo;
     [default]       ;
   };
 } CREATE_PARTITION_PARAMETERS;

style: A value from the VDS_PARTITION_STYLE enumeration that describes the disk partition format.

MbrPartInfo: Contains information for an MBR partition.

partitionType: The byte value that indicates the partition type to create.

bootIndicator: A Boolean value that indicates whether the partition is bootable.

GptPartInfo: Contains information about a GPT partition.

partitionType: A GUID that indicates the partition type to create.<24>

partitionId: The GUID of the partition.

attributes: A bitwise OR operator of attributes that is used to create the partition; it can have a combination of the following values.

Value	Meaning
GPT_ATTRIBUTE_PLATFORM_REQUIRED 0x0000000000000001	A partition is required for the platform to function properly.<25>
GPT_BASIC_DATA_ATTRIBUTE_READ_ONLY 0x1000000000000000	The partition can be read from, but not written to. Used only with the basic data partition type.
GPT_BASIC_DATA_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN 0x4000000000000000	The partition is hidden and is not mounted. Used only with the basic data partition type.
GPT_BASIC_DATA_ATTRIBUTE_NO_DRIVE_LETTER 0x8000000000000000	The partition does not receive a drive letter by default when moving the disk to another computer. Used only with the basic data partition type.

name: The null-terminated Unicode name of the partition.