IVdsDrive interface (vds.h)

[Beginning with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, the Virtual Disk Service COM interface is superseded by the Windows Storage Management API.]

Provides methods for performing query and configuration operations on a drive.

Inheritance

The IVdsDrive interface inherits from the IUnknown interface. IVdsDrive also has these types of members:

Methods

The IVdsDrive interface has these methods.

 
IVdsDrive::ClearFlags

The IVdsDrive::ClearFlags method (vds.h) clears the flags of a drive object.
IVdsDrive::GetProperties

The IVdsDrive::GetProperties method (vds.h) returns the properties of a drive object.
IVdsDrive::GetSubSystem

The IVdsDrive::GetSubSystem method (vds.h) returns the subsystem to which the drive belongs.
IVdsDrive::QueryExtents

The IVdsDrive::QueryExtents method (vds.h) returns an array of the extents on a drive, including both allocated and unallocated extents.
IVdsDrive::SetFlags

The IVdsDrive::SetFlags method (vds.h) sets flags of a drive object.
IVdsDrive::SetStatus

The IVdsDrive::SetStatus method (vds.h) sets the status of the drive to the specified value.

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

See also

Drive Object

IVdsLunPlex::QueryExtents

IVdsSubSystem::GetDrive

IVdsSubSystem::QueryDrives

VDS Interfaces

VDS_DRIVE_PROP