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IVdsAdvancedDisk::CreatePartition method

[Beginning with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, the Virtual Disk Service COM interface is superseded by the Windows Storage Management API.]

Creates a partition on a basic disk.

The IVdsCreatePartitionEx::CreatePartitionEx method supersedes this method.

Syntax

C++


HRESULT CreatePartition(
  [in]   ULONGLONG ullOffset,
  [in]   ULONGLONG ullSize,
  [in]   CREATE_PARTITION_PARAMETERS *para,
  [out]  IVdsAsync **ppAsync
);

Parameters

ullOffset [in]: The partition offset.
ullSize [in]: The size, in bytes, of the new partition.
para [in]: The pointer to parameters defined by the CREATE_PARTITION_PARAMETERS structure.
ppAsync [out]: The address of an IVdsAsync interface pointer, which VDS initializes on return. Callers must release the interface. Use this pointer to cancel, wait for, or query the status of the operation.

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/value	Description
S_OK	The partition was created successfully.
VDS_E_NO_MEDIA 0x80042412L	There is no media in a removable drive.
VDS_E_INVALID_OPERATION 0x80042415L	The media does not support this operation. For example, the caller cannot create a partition on a CD-ROM.
VDS_E_NOT_SUPPORTED 0x80042400L	Creating a second partition on removable media is not supported. Alternatively, this error indicates the disk is a dynamic disk.
VDS_E_PARTITION_LIMIT_REACHED 0x80042407L	The maximum number of partitions (four primary, or three primary and one extended) already exists when the caller tries to create an additional primary partition or extended partition.
VDS_S_UPDATE_BOOTFILE_FAILED 0x00042434L	The partition was created successfully, but VDS failed to update the boot options in the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store. Windows Server 2003: Boot options are stored in the boot.ini file on an x86 or x64 system or NVRAM on an Itanium system.

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Header	Vds.h
Library	Uuid.lib

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