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IVdsService::IsServiceReady method (vds.h)

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[Beginning with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, the Virtual Disk Service COM interface is superseded by the Windows Storage Management API.]

Returns the initialization status of VDS.

Syntax

HRESULT IsServiceReady();

Return value

This method can return standard HRESULT values, such as E_OUTOFMEMORY, and VDS-specific return values. It can also return converted system error codes using the HRESULT_FROM_WIN32 macro. Errors can originate from VDS itself or from the underlying VDS provider that is being used. Possible return values include the following.

Return code/value Description
S_OK
 The initialization completed successfully.
S_FALSE
 VDS has not finished the initialization and the service is not ready.
VDS_E_INITIALIZED_FAILED
0x80042401L
 The initialization failed.

Remarks

Callers must wait for the initialization process to complete before invoking other VDS methods.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header vds.h
Library Uuid.lib

See also

IVdsService

IVdsService::WaitForServiceReady