Disk Management Structures

CREATE_DISK

Contains information that the IOCTL_DISK_CREATE_DISK control code uses to initialize GUID partition table (GPT), master boot record (MBR), or raw disks.

CREATE_DISK_GPT

Contains information used by the IOCTL_DISK_CREATE_DISK control code to initialize GUID partition table (GPT) disks.

CREATE_DISK_MBR

Contains information that the IOCTL_DISK_CREATE_DISK control code uses to initialize master boot record (MBR) disks.

DEVICE_COPY_OFFLOAD_DESCRIPTOR

Contains the copy offload capabilities for a storage device.

DEVICE_LB_PROVISIONING_DESCRIPTOR

Contains the thin provisioning capabilities for a storage device.

DEVICE_SEEK_PENALTY_DESCRIPTOR

Used in conjunction with the IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY request to retrieve the seek penalty descriptor data for a device.

DEVICE_TRIM_DESCRIPTOR

Used in conjunction with the IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY request to retrieve the trim descriptor data for a device.

DEVICE_WRITE_AGGREGATION_DESCRIPTOR

Used in conjunction with the IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY control code to retrieve the write aggregation data for a device.

DEVICE_POWER_DESCRIPTOR

The DEVICE_POWER_DESCRIPTOR structure describes the power capabilities of a storage device.

DISK_CACHE_INFORMATION

Provides information about the disk cache.

DISK_DETECTION_INFO

Contains detected drive parameters.

DISK_EX_INT13_INFO

Contains extended Int13 drive parameters.

DISK_EXTENT

Represents a disk extent.

DISK_GEOMETRY

Describes the geometry of disk devices and media.

DISK_GEOMETRY_EX

Describes the extended geometry of disk devices and media.

DISK_GROW_PARTITION

Contains information used to increase the size of a partition.

DISK_INT13_INFO

Contains standard Int13 drive geometry parameters.

DISK_PARTITION_INFO

Contains the disk partition information.

DISK_PERFORMANCE

Provides disk performance information.

DISKQUOTA_USER_INFORMATION

Represents the per-user quota information.

DRIVE_LAYOUT_INFORMATION

Contains information about the partitions of a drive.

DRIVE_LAYOUT_INFORMATION_EX

Contains extended information about a drive's partitions.

DRIVE_LAYOUT_INFORMATION_GPT

Contains information about a drive's GUID partition table (GPT) partitions.

DRIVE_LAYOUT_INFORMATION_MBR

Provides information about a drive's master boot record (MBR) partitions.

FORMAT_PARAMETERS

Contains information used in formatting a contiguous set of disk tracks.

FORMAT_EX_PARAMETERS

Contains information used in formatting a contiguous set of disk tracks. It is used by the IOCTL_DISK_FORMAT_TRACKS_EX control code.

GET_DISK_ATTRIBUTES

Contains the attributes of a disk device.

GET_LENGTH_INFORMATION

Contains disk, volume, or partition length information used by the IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO control code.

PARTITION_INFORMATION

Contains information about a disk partition.

PARTITION_INFORMATION_EX

Contains partition information for standard AT-style master boot record (MBR) and Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) disks.

PARTITION_INFORMATION_GPT

Contains GUID partition table (GPT) partition information.

PARTITION_INFORMATION_MBR

Contains partition information specific to master boot record (MBR) disks.

REASSIGN_BLOCKS

Contains disk block reassignment data.

REASSIGN_BLOCKS_EX

Contains disk block reassignment data.

SET_DISK_ATTRIBUTES

Specifies the attributes to be set on a disk device.

SET_PARTITION_INFORMATION

Contains information used to set a disk partition's type.

STORAGE_ACCESS_ALIGNMENT_DESCRIPTOR

Used in conjunction with the IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY control code to retrieve the storage access alignment descriptor data for a device.

STORAGE_ADAPTER_DESCRIPTOR

Used with the IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY control code to retrieve the storage adapter descriptor data for a device.

STORAGE_DESCRIPTOR_HEADER

Used in conjunction with the IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY control code to retrieve the properties of a storage device or adapter.

STORAGE_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR

Used in conjunction with the IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY control code to retrieve the storage device descriptor data for a device.

STORAGE_DEVICE_ID_DESCRIPTOR

Used with the IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY control code request to retrieve the device ID descriptor data for a device.

STORAGE_DEVICE_RESILIENCY_DESCRIPTOR

Contains the resiliency capabilities for a storage device.

STORAGE_MINIPORT_DESCRIPTOR

Used in conjunction with the IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY request to retrieve the storage adapter miniport driver descriptor data for a device.

STORAGE_PROPERTY_QUERY

Indicates the properties of a storage device or adapter to retrieve as the input buffer passed to the IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY control code.

STORAGE_WRITE_CACHE_PROPERTY

Used with the IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY control code to retrieve information about a device's write cache property.

VERIFY_INFORMATION

Contains information used to verify a disk extent.