SMS_TaskSequence_PartitionSettings Server WMI Class

 

Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

The SMS_TaskSequence_PartitionSettings Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class is an SMS Provider server class, in Configuration Manager, that specifies the settings to use when creating and formatting a partition on a hard disk drive.

The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and includes all inherited properties.

Syntax

Class SMS_TaskSequence_PartitionSettings
{
      Boolean AssignVolumeLetter;
      Boolean Bootable;
      String FileSystem;
      Boolean QuickFormat;
      UInt32 Size;
      String SizeUnits;
      String Type;
      String VolumeLetterVariable;
      String VolumeName;
};

Methods

The SMS_TaskSequence_PartitionSettings class does not define any methods.

Properties

• AssignVolumeLetter
  Data type: Boolean

  Access type: Read/Write

  Qualifiers: None

  true if a volume letter will be assigned to the partition. The default value is true.

  This information applies to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 or later, and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager or later.

• Bootable
  Data type: Boolean

  Access type: Read/Write

  Qualifiers: [not_null]

  true to set the partition as the active partition. The default value is false.

• FileSystem
  Data type: String

  Access type: Read/Write

  Qualifiers: None

  File system to use when formatting the partition. Possible values are:

  • FAT32

  • NTFS

• QuickFormat
  Data type: Boolean

  Access type: Read/Write

  Qualifiers: [not_null]

  true to perform a quick format. Set this property to false to perform a full format.

• Size
  Data type: UInt32

  Access type: Read/Write

  Qualifiers: None

  Size of the partition to create. The units are defined by the SizeUnits property.

• SizeUnits
  Data type: String

  Access type: Read/Write

  Qualifiers: None

  Units in which the Size property is specified. Possible values are:

  MB	Megabytes
  GB	Gigabytes
  Percent	Percentage of free space remaining on disk

• Type
  Data type: String

  Access type: Read/Write

  Qualifiers: [not_null]

  Type of partition to create. Possible values are:

  • Primary

  • Extended

  • Logical

  • Hidden

  • EFI

  • MSR

• VolumeLetterVariable
  Data type: String

  Access type: Read/Write

  Qualifiers: None

  Name of a task sequence variable that receives the drive letter of the newly created partition.

• VolumeName
  Data type: String

  Access type: Read/Write

  Qualifiers: None

  Name to assign to the volume when it is formatted.

Remarks

There are no class qualifiers for this class. For more information about both the class qualifiers and the property qualifiers included in the Properties section, see Configuration Manager Class and Property Qualifiers.

Requirements

Runtime Requirements

For more information, see Configuration Manager Server Runtime Requirements.

Development Requirements

For more information, see Configuration Manager Server Development Requirements.

See Also

Operating System Deployment Server WMI Classes