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IVdsHwProviderType::GetProviderType method (vdshwprv.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[Beginning with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, the Virtual Disk Service COM interface is superseded by the Windows Storage Management API.]

Retrieves the type of the hardware provider.

Syntax

HRESULT GetProviderType(
  [out] VDS_HWPROVIDER_TYPE *pType
);

Parameters

[out] pType

A pointer to a caller-allocated variable that receives a VDS_HWPROVIDER_TYPE enumeration value that specifies the hardware provider type. This parameter is required and cannot be NULL.

Return value

This method can return standard HRESULT values, such as E_INVALIDARG or 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 Description
S_OK
 The hardware provider type was returned successfully.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 R2 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header vdshwprv.h
Library Uuid.lib
Redistributable VDS 1.1

See also

IVdsHwProviderType

IVdsService::QueryProviders

VDS_HWPROVIDER_TYPE