NTMS_OPREQUESTINFORMATIONA structure (ntmsapi.h)

[Removable Storage Manager is no longer available as of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.]

The NTMS_OPREQUESTINFORMATION structure defines the properties specific to operator-request system control for RSM.

Syntax

typedef struct _NTMS_OPREQUESTINFORMATIONA {
  DWORD      Request;
  SYSTEMTIME Submitted;
  DWORD      State;
  CHAR       szMessage[NTMS_MESSAGE_LENGTH];
  DWORD      Arg1Type;
  NTMS_GUID  Arg1;
  DWORD      Arg2Type;
  NTMS_GUID  Arg2;
  CHAR       szApplication[NTMS_APPLICATIONNAME_LENGTH];
  CHAR       szUser[NTMS_USERNAME_LENGTH];
  CHAR       szComputer[NTMS_COMPUTERNAME_LENGTH];
} NTMS_OPREQUESTINFORMATIONA;

Members

Request

Type of operator request. This can be one of the following values.

Value Meaning
NTMS_OPREQ_NEWMEDIA
An application attempting to allocate media sends an operator request for new media when no media is available. When this flag is set, the Arg1 member should be set to the GUID of the media pool requiring new media. Optionally, the Arg2 member can be set to the particular library in which the new media should be placed.
NTMS_OPREQ_CLEANER
RSM sends an operator request for a cleaner when a clean operation is queued and no cleaner is online and available to the drive. When this flag is set, the Arg1 member should be set to the GUID of the library requiring the cleaning cartridge.
NTMS_OPREQ_DEVICESERVICE
An application or RSM sends an operator request for drive service when a changer device or drive is experiencing problems. When this flag is set, the Arg1 member should be set to the GUID of the device requiring service.
NTMS_OPREQ_MOVEMEDIA
An application or RSM sends an operator request to move the specified medium to service a mount for offline media or to eject media to an offline library. When this flag is set, the Arg1 member should be set to the GUID of the physical media to move and the Arg2 member should be set to the GUID of the library this media should be moved to.
NTMS_OPREQ_MESSAGE
An application-specific operator request. Text only.

Submitted

System time when the operator request was submitted.

State

Current state of the operator service request. This can be one of the following values.

Value Meaning
NTMS_OPSTATE_SUBMITTED
The operator request has been submitted but not read by an operator console.
NTMS_OPSTATE_ACTIVE
The operator request has been read by one or more operator consoles and might be in process.
NTMS_OPSTATE_INPROGRESS
The user has acknowledged this operator request and is in the process of performing the service.
NTMS_OPSTATE_REFUSED
The user has rejected the operator service request.
NTMS_OPSTATE_COMPLETE
The user has completed the operator service request.

szMessage[NTMS_MESSAGE_LENGTH]

Operator message text.

Arg1Type

Type of the Arg1 object. This can be one of the following values.

Value Meaning
NTMS_UNKNOWN
No object provided in Arg1Type.
NTMS_CHANGER
Medium changer object.
NTMS_DRIVE
Drive object.
NTMS_IEDOOR
Library door object.
NTMS_IEPORT.
Library insert/eject port object
NTMS_LIBRARY
Library object.
NTMS_PARTITION
Side object.
NTMS_PHYSICAL_MEDIA
Physical media object.
NTMS_STORAGESLOT
Library slot object.

Arg1

Arg1 object ID used for move requests or other operator requests that require a reference object. The purpose of this object varies based on the type of operator request. For appropriate uses of Arg1, see the Request description.

Arg2Type

Type of Arg2 object. This can be one of the following values.

Value Meaning
NTMS_UNKNOWN
No object provided in Arg2Type.
NTMS_LIBRARY
Library object.

Arg2

Arg2 object ID used for operator requests that require a second reference object. The purpose of this object varies based on the type of operator request. For appropriate uses of Arg2, see the Request description.

szApplication[NTMS_APPLICATIONNAME_LENGTH]

Application that submitted the operator request.

szUser[NTMS_USERNAME_LENGTH]

Interactive user logged on to the computer that submitted the operator request.

szComputer[NTMS_COMPUTERNAME_LENGTH]

Computer that submitted the operator request.

Remarks

The NTMS_OPREQUESTINFORMATION structure is included in the NTMS_OBJECTINFORMATION structure.

Note

The ntmsapi.h header defines NTMS_OPREQUESTINFORMATION as an alias which automatically selects the ANSI or Unicode version of this function based on the definition of the UNICODE preprocessor constant. Mixing usage of the encoding-neutral alias with code that not encoding-neutral can lead to mismatches that result in compilation or runtime errors. For more information, see Conventions for Function Prototypes.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Header ntmsapi.h

See also

NTMS_OBJECTINFORMATION