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IVMVirtualMachine::AddHardDiskConnection method

[Windows Virtual PC is no longer available for use as of Windows 8. Instead, use the Hyper-V WMI provider (V2).]

Adds a new hard disk connection to the virtual machine (VM).

Syntax

HRESULT AddHardDiskConnection(
  [in]          BSTR                  hardDiskPath,
  [in]          long                  busNumber,
  [in]          long                  deviceNumber,
  [out, retval] IVMHardDiskConnection **hardDiskConnection
);

Parameters

hardDiskPath [in]

The full path of the virtual hard disk (VHD) file to connect.

busNumber [in]

The bus to which the drive will be attached.

Value Meaning
0
The drive will be attached to the first bus.
1
The drive will be attached to the second bus.

deviceNumber [in]

The device to which the drive will be attached.

Value Meaning
0
The drive will be attached to the first device on the bus.
1
The drive will be attached to the second device on the bus.

hardDiskConnection [out, retval]

An IVMHardDiskConnection object.

Return value

This method can return one of these values.

Return code/value Description
S_OK
0
The operation was successful.
E_POINTER
0x80004003
The hardDiskConnection parameter is NULL.
E_INVALIDARG
0x80000003
A hardDiskPath parameter is NULL or the busNumber or deviceNumber parameter is not valid.
HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)
0x80070002
The system cannot find the file specified by the hardDiskPath parameter.
HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND)
0x80070003
The system cannot find the path specified by the hardDiskPath parameter.
HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_INVALID_NAME)
0x8007007b
The hardDiskPath parameter contains an invalid character (one of "*?<>/|":").
HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_BAD_PATHNAME)
0x800700a1
The hardDiskPath parameter specifies an empty or relative path. An absolute path is required.
HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW)
0x8007006f
The path specified by the hardDiskPath parameter is too long. The path must be less than 260 characters.
VM_E_VM_UNKNOWN
0xA0040207
The configuration is unknown.
VM_E_VM_RUNNING_OR_SAVED
0xA004020B
The VM is in a running or saved state.
VM_E_DRIVE_BUS_LOC_IN_USE
0xA00400503
The specified bus location is in use.
VM_E_INVALID_HD_FILE
0xA0040682
The VHD is greater than 127 GB and cannot be connected to the IDE bus.
VM_E_UNSUPPORTED_HD_DISK_TYPE
0xA00400686
The hardDiskPath parameter refers to a linked VHD or a differencing VHD to a linked VHD. Linked VHDs cannot be attached to virtual machines.
HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION)
0x80070020
The specified VHD is already connected to another bus location for this VM.
DISP_E_EXCEPTION
0x80020009
An unexpected error has occurred.

Remarks

You can only add a new hard disk connection to a stopped virtual machine.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
Windows 7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
None supported
End of client support
Windows 7
Product
Windows Virtual PC
Header
VPCCOMInterfaces.h
IID
IID_IVMVirtualMachine is defined as f7092aa1-33ed-4f78-a59f-c00adfc2edd7

See also

IVMVirtualMachine