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IVssFileShareSnapshotProvider::IsPathSupported method (vsprov.h)

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Determines whether the given Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path is supported by this provider.

Syntax

HRESULT IsPathSupported(
  [in]  VSS_PWSZ pwszSharePath,
  [out] BOOL     *pbSupportedByThisProvider
);

Parameters

[in] pwszSharePath

The path to the file share.

[out] pbSupportedByThisProvider

This parameter receives TRUE if shadow copies are supported on the specified volume, otherwise FALSE.

Return value

The following are the valid return codes for this method.

Value Meaning
S_OK
 The requested information was successfully returned.
E_ACCESSDENIED
 The caller does not have sufficient backup privileges or is not an administrator.
E_INVALIDARG
 One of the parameter values is not valid.
VSS_E_NESTED_VOLUME_LIMIT
 The specified volume is nested too deeply to participate in the VSS operation.

Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP:  This return code is not supported.
E_OUTOFMEMORY
 The caller is out of memory or other system resources.
VSS_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND
 The specified volume was not found.
VSS_E_PROVIDER_VETO
 Provider error. The provider logged the error in the event log. For more information, see Event and Error Handling Under VSS.
VSS_E_UNEXPECTED
 Unexpected error. The error code is logged in the error log file. For more information, see Event and Error Handling Under VSS.

Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP:  This value is not supported until Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. E_UNEXPECTED is used instead.

Remarks

The VSS coordinator calls this method as part of AddToSnapshotSet to determine which provider to use for snapshot creation.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 8.1 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2012 R2 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header vsprov.h
Library VssApi.lib

See also

IVssFileShareSnapshotProvider