IVdsSubSystem::QueryDrives method (vdshwprv.h)

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02/09/2023

[Beginning with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, the Virtual Disk Service COM interface is superseded by the Windows Storage Management API.]

Returns an object that enumerates the drives in the subsystem.

Syntax

HRESULT QueryDrives(
  [out] IEnumVdsObject **ppEnum
);

Parameters

[out] ppEnum

The address of an IEnumVdsObject interface pointer that can be used to enumerate the drives as drive objects. For more information, see Working with Enumeration Objects. Callers must release the interface and each of the drive objects when they are no longer needed by calling the IUnknown::Release method.

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	Returns the enumeration of drives. If the subsystem has no drives, the enumeration is empty.
VDS_E_PROVIDER_CACHE_CORRUPT 0x8004241FL	This return value signals a software or communication problem inside a provider that caches information about the array. Use the IVdsHwProvider::Reenumerate method followed by the IVdsHwProvider::Refresh method to restore the cache.
VDS_E_OBJECT_DELETED 0x8004240BL	The subsystem object is no longer present.
VDS_E_OBJECT_STATUS_FAILED 0x80042431L	The subsystem is in a failed state and is unable to perform the requested operation.
VDS_E_ANOTHER_CALL_IN_PROGRESS 0x80042404L	Another operation is in progress; this operation cannot proceed until the previous operation or operations are complete.

Remarks

In the case of hardware provider stacking, a drive in the subsystem can be a LUN surfaced by another subsystem.

Implementers must return an empty enumeration object for each subsystem with zero drives.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	vdshwprv.h
Library	Uuid.lib