What's New in VDS in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
[Beginning with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, the Virtual Disk Service COM interface is superseded by the Windows Storage Management API.]
Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 introduce the following changes to the Virtual Disk Service (VDS):
- New VDS Interfaces
- New VDS Enumerations
- New VDS Structures
- Modifications to Existing VDS Enumerations
- Modifications to Existing VDS Structures
New VDS Interfaces
- IVdsDisk3
- IVdsDiskPartitionMF2
- IVdsDrive2
- IVdsHwProviderStoragePools
- IVdsLun2
- IVdsLunNumber
- IVdsOpenVDisk
- IVdsStoragePool
- IVdsSubSystem2
- IVdsSubSystemInterconnect
- IVdsVDisk
- IVdsVdProvider
- IVdsVolume2
- IVdsVolumeMF3
New VDS Enumerations
- VDS_DISK_OFFLINE_REASON
- VDS_FORMAT_OPTION_FLAGS
- VDS_INTERCONNECT_FLAG
- VDS_RAID_TYPE
- VDS_STORAGE_POOL_STATUS
- VDS_STORAGE_POOL_TYPE
- VDS_SUB_SYSTEM_SUPPORTED_RAID_TYPE_FLAG
- VDS_VDISK_STATE
New VDS Structures
- VDS_CREATE_VDISK_PARAMETERS
- VDS_DISK_FREE_EXTENT
- VDS_DISK_PROP2
- VDS_DRIVE_PROP2
- VDS_HINTS2
- VDS_POOL_ATTRIBUTES
- VDS_POOL_CUSTOM_ATTRIBUTES
- VDS_STORAGE_POOL_DRIVE_EXTENT
- VDS_STORAGE_POOL_PROP
- VDS_SUB_SYSTEM_PROP2
- VDS_VDISK_PROPERTIES
- VDS_VOLUME_PROP2
Modifications to Existing VDS Enumerations
VDS_ASYNC_OUTPUT_TYPE enumeration added values:
- VDS_ASYNCOUT_CREATE_VDISK
- VDS_ASYNCOUT_ATTACH_VDISK
- VDS_ASYNCOUT_COMPACT_VDISK
- VDS_ASYNCOUT_MERGE_VDISK
- VDS_ASYNCOUT_EXPAND_VDISK
VDS_CONTROLLER_STATUS enumeration added value:
- VDS_CS_REMOVED
VDS_DISK_FLAG enumeration added value:
- VDS_DF_BOOT_FROM_DISK
- VDS_DF_CURRENT_READ_ONLY
VDS_DRIVE_FLAG enumeration added values:
- VDS_DRF_ASSIGNED
- VDS_DRF_UNASSIGNED
- VDS_DRF_HOTSPARE_IN_USE
- VDS_DRF_HOTSPARE_STANDBY
VDS_DRIVE_STATUS enumeration added value:
- VDS_DRS_REMOVED
VDS_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE enumeration added value:
- VDS_FST_EXFAT
VDS_HEALTH enumeration added values:
- VDS_H_REPLACED
- VDS_H_PENDING_FAILURE
- VDS_H_DEGRADED
VDS_HWPROVIDER_TYPE enumeration added values:
- VDS_HWT_SAS
- VDS_HWT_HYBRID
VDS_LUN_FLAG enumeration added values:
- VDS_LF_READ_CACHE_ENABLED
- VDS_LF_WRITE_CACHE_ENABLED
- VDS_LF_MEDIA_SCAN_ENABLED
- VDS_LF_CONSISTENCY_CHECK_ENABLED
- VDS_LF_SNAPSHOT
VDS_LUN_PLEX_TYPE enumeration added values:
- VDS_LPT_RAID2
- VDS_LPT_RAID3
- VDS_LPT_RAID4
- VDS_LPT_RAID5
- VDS_LPT_RAID6
- VDS_LPT_RAID03
- VDS_LPT_RAID05
- VDS_LPT_RAID10
- VDS_LPT_RAID15
- VDS_LPT_RAID30
- VDS_LPT_RAID50
- VDS_LPT_RAID53
- VDS_LPT_RAID60
VDS_LUN_TYPE enumeration added values:
- VDS_LT_RAID2
- VDS_LT_RAID3
- VDS_LT_RAID4
- VDS_LT_RAID5
- VDS_LT_RAID6
- VDS_LT_RAID01
- VDS_LT_RAID03
- VDS_LT_RAID05
- VDS_LT_RAID10
- VDS_LT_RAID15
- VDS_LT_RAID30
- VDS_LT_RAID50
- VDS_LT_RAID51
- VDS_LT_RAID53
- VDS_LT_RAID60
- VDS_LT_RAID61
VDS_OBJECT_TYPE enumeration added values:
- VDS_OT_STORAGE_POOL
- VDS_OT_VDISK
- VDS_OT_OPEN_VDISK
VDS_PORT_STATUS enumeration added value:
- VDS_DRS_REMOVED
VDS_PROVIDER_FLAG enumeration added values:
- VDS_PF_SUPPORT_MIRROR
- VDS_PF_SUPPORT_RAID5
VDS_PROVIDER_TYPE enumeration added values:
- VDS_PT_VIRTUALDISK
- VDS_PT_MAX
VDS_SERVICE_FLAG enumeration added values:
- VDS_SVF_SUPPORT_MIRROR
- VDS_SVF_SUPPORT_RAID5
VDS_SUB_SYSTEM_FLAG enumeration added values:
- VDS_SF_SUPPORTS_LUN_NUMBER
- VDS_SF_SUPPORTS_MIRRORED_CACHE
- VDS_SF_READ_CACHING_CAPABLE
- VDS_SF_WRITE_CACHING_CAPABLE
- VDS_SF_MEDIA_SCAN_CAPABLE
- VDS_SF_CONSISTENCY_CHECK_CAPABLE
VDS_TRANSITION_STATE enumeration added value:
- VDS_TS_RESTRIPING
VDS_VERSION_SUPPORT_FLAG enumeration added values:
- VDS_VSF_2_0
- VDS_VSF_2_1
- VDS_VSF_3_0
VDS_VOLUME_STATUS enumeration added value:
- VDS_VS_OFFLINE
Modifications to Existing VDS Structures
VDS_CONTROLLER_NOTIFICATION structure added ulEvent values:
- VDS_NF_CONTROLLER_MODIFY
- VDS_NF_CONTROLLER_REMOVED
VDS_DRIVE_NOTIFICATION structure added ulEvent value:
- VDS_NF_DRIVE_REMOVED
VDS_PORT_NOTIFICATION structure added ulEvent values:
- VDS_NF_PORT_MODIFY
- VDS_NF_PORT_REMOVED
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Build date: 10/26/2012
