3.2.4.4.1.59 IVolumeClient::SecureSystemPartition (Opnum 76)

The SecureSystemPartition method toggles the secure state of the system partition. Securing the system partition means preventing the system partition from being accessed once the system boot sequence is over.<187>

 HRESULT SecureSystemPartition();

This method has no parameters.

Return Values: The method MUST return 0 or a nonerror HRESULT on success, or an implementation-specific nonzero error code on failure (as specified in [MS-ERREF]; see also section 2.2.1 for HRESULT values predefined by the Disk Management Remote Protocol).

The server MUST process the message as follows:

  1. Toggle the secure state of the system partition (if supported by the system).

  2. Return a response to the client that contains the status of the operation.