Msvm_DisketteController class

Represents the floppy controller in the virtual machine. The floppy controller is fixed, therefore there is no resource pool associated with it.

The following syntax is simplified Managed Object Format (MOF) code, and it includes all of the inherited properties.

Syntax

[Dynamic, Provider("VmmsWmiInstanceAndMethodProvider"), AMENDMENT]
class Msvm_DisketteController : CIM_Controller
{
  string   InstanceID;
  string   Caption;
  string   Description;
  string   ElementName;
  datetime InstallDate;
  string   Name;
  uint16   OperationalStatus[];
  string   StatusDescriptions[];
  string   Status;
  uint16   HealthState;
  uint16   CommunicationStatus;
  uint16   DetailedStatus;
  uint16   OperatingStatus;
  uint16   PrimaryStatus;
  uint16   EnabledState = 2;
  string   OtherEnabledState;
  uint16   RequestedState;
  uint16   EnabledDefault;
  datetime TimeOfLastStateChange;
  uint16   AvailableRequestedStates[];
  uint16   TransitioningToState;
  string   SystemCreationClassName;
  string   SystemName;
  string   CreationClassName = "Msvm_DisketteController";
  string   DeviceID;
  boolean  PowerManagementSupported;
  uint16   PowerManagementCapabilities[];
  uint16   Availability = 6;
  uint16   StatusInfo;
  uint32   LastErrorCode;
  string   ErrorDescription;
  boolean  ErrorCleared;
  string   OtherIdentifyingInfo[];
  uint64   PowerOnHours;
  uint64   TotalPowerOnHours;
  string   IdentifyingDescriptions[];
  uint16   AdditionalAvailability[] = 6;
  uint64   MaxQuiesceTime;
  datetime TimeOfLastReset;
  uint16   ProtocolSupported = 7;
  uint32   MaxNumberControlled = 1;
  string   ProtocolDescription = "Diskette Protocol";
};

Members

The Msvm_DisketteController class has these types of members:

• Methods
• Properties

Methods

The Msvm_DisketteController class has these methods.

Method	Description
EnableDevice	This method is not supported.
OnlineDevice	This method is not supported.
QuiesceDevice	This method is not supported.
RequestStateChange	Requests a state change.
Reset	Resets the virtual device.
RestoreProperties	This method is not supported.
SaveProperties	This method is not supported.
SetPowerState	This method is not supported.

Properties

The Msvm_DisketteController class has these properties.

AdditionalAvailability

Data type: uint16 array

Access type: Read-only

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice, and it is set to 6 (Not Applicable).

Availability

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice, and it is set to 6 (Not Applicable).

AvailableRequestedStates

Data type: uint16 array

Access type: Read-only

Indicates the possible values for the RequestedState parameter of the RequestStateChange method. This property is inherited from CIM_EnabledLogicalElement.

Caption

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

A short description of the object. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedElement.

CommunicationStatus

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

Indicates the ability of the instrumentation to communicate with the underlying managed element. A Null value indicates that this property is not implemented. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.

Unknown (0)

Not Available (1)

Communication OK (2)

Lost Communication (3)

No Contact (4)

DMTF Reserved (..)

Vendor Reserved (0x8000.. )

CreationClassName

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

The name of the class or subclass used in the creation of an instance. This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice, and it is set to "Msvm_DisketteController".

Description

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

A description of the object. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedElement.

DetailedStatus

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

Compliments the PrimaryStatus property with additional status detail. A Null value indicates that this property is not implemented. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.

Not Available (0)

No Additional Information (1)

Stressed (2)

Predictive Failure (3)

Non-Recoverable Error (4)

Supporting Entity in Error (5)

DMTF Reserved (..)

Vendor Reserved (0x8000.. )

DeviceID

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

An address or other identifying information to uniquely name the logical device. This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.

ElementName

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

A display name for the object. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedElement.

EnabledDefault

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

An administrator's default or startup configuration for the enabled state of an element. This property is inherited from CIM_EnabledLogicalElement.

EnabledState

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

The enabled and disabled states of an element. It can also indicate the transitions between these requested states. This property is inherited from CIM_EnabledLogicalElement.

Value	Meaning
Unknown 0	The state of the element could not be determined.
Other 1
Enabled 2	The element is running.
Disabled 3	The element is turned off.
Shutting Down 4	The element is in the process of going to a Disabled state.
Not Applicable 5	The element does not support being enabled or disabled.
Enabled but Offline 6	The element might be completing commands, and it will drop any new requests.
In Test 7	The element is in a test state.
Deferred 8	The element might be completing commands, but it will queue any new requests.
Quiesce 9	The element is enabled, but it is in a restricted mode. The behavior of the element is similar to the Enabled state (2), but it processes only a restricted set of commands. All other requests are queued.
Starting 10	The element is in the process of going to an Enabled state (2). New requests are queued.

ErrorCleared

Data type: boolean

Access type: Read-only

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice, but it is not used.

ErrorDescription

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice, but it is not used.

HealthState

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

The current health of the element. This attribute expresses the health of this element but not necessarily that of its subcomponents. The possible values are 0 to 30, where 5 means the element is entirely healthy and 30 means the element is completely nonfunctional. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.

IdentifyingDescriptions

Data type: string array

Access type: Read-only

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice, and it is set to Null.

InstallDate

Data type: datetime

Access type: Read-only

The date and time the virtual machine configuration was created. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.

InstanceID

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: Key

Uniquely identifies an instance of this class. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedElement.

LastErrorCode

Data type: uint32

Access type: Read-only

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice, but it is not used.

MaxNumberControlled

Data type: uint32

Access type: Read-only

The maximum number of directly addressable entities that are supported by this controller. A value of 0 should be used if the number is unknown or unlimited. The protocol used by the controller to access controlled devices. This property is inherited from CIM_Controller, and it is set to 1.

MaxQuiesceTime

Data type: uint64

Access type: Read-only

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice, but it is not used.

Name

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

The label by which the object is known. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.

OperatingStatus

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

Provides current status information for the operational condition of the element and can be used for providing more detail with respect to the value of the EnabledState property. A Null value indicates that this property is not implemented. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.

Unknown (0)

Not Available (1)

Servicing (2)

Starting (3)

Stopping (4)

Stopped (5)

Aborted (6)

Dormant (7)

Completed (8)

Migrating (9)

Emigrating (10)

Immigrating (11)

Snapshotting (12)

Shutting Down (13)

In Test (14)

Transitioning (15)

In Service (16)

DMTF Reserved (..)

Vendor Reserved (0x8000.. )

OperationalStatus

Data type: uint16 array

Access type: Read-only

The current statuses of the object. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.

OtherEnabledState

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

The enabled or disabled state of the element when the EnabledState property is set to 1 (Other). This property must be set to Null when EnabledState is any value other than 1. This property is inherited from CIM_EnabledLogicalElement, and it is always set to Null.

OtherIdentifyingInfo

Data type: string array

Access type: Read-only

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice, and it is set to Null.

PowerManagementCapabilities

Data type: uint16 array

Access type: Read-only

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice, but it is not used.

PowerManagementSupported

Data type: boolean

Access type: Read-only

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice, but it is not used.

PowerOnHours

Data type: uint64

Access type: Read-only

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice, but it is not used.

PrimaryStatus

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

Provides high level status information. This property should be used in conjunction with the DetailedStatus property to provide high level and detailed health status of the element and its subcomponents. A Null value indicates that this property is not implemented. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.

Unknown (0)

OK (1)

Degraded (2)

Error (3)

DMTF Reserved (..)

Vendor Reserved (0x8000.. )

ProtocolDescription

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

A string that provides more information that is related to the protocol supported by the controller. This property is inherited from CIM_Controller, and it is set to "Diskette Protocol".

ProtocolSupported

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

The protocol used by the controller to access controlled devices. This property is inherited from CIM_Controller, and it is set to 7 (Flexible Diskette).

RequestedState

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

The last requested or desired state for the element. The actual state of the element is represented by EnabledState. This property is provided to compare the last requested and current enabled or disabled states. A particular instance of an enabled logical element might not support RequestedStateChange. If this occurs, the value 12 (Not Applicable) is used. This property is inherited from CIM_EnabledLogicalElement.

Status

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement, but it is not used.

StatusDescriptions

Data type: string array

Access type: Read-only

Strings that describe the various OperationalStatus array values. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.

StatusInfo

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice, but it is not used.

SystemCreationClassName

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

The scoping system's creation class name. This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.

SystemName

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

The unique identifier for the scoping virtual machine. This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.

TimeOfLastReset

Data type: datetime

Access type: Read-only

The last time the virtual machine was powered on. This property is inherited from CIM_Controller.

TimeOfLastStateChange

Data type: datetime

Access type: Read-only

The date or time when the enabled state of the element last changed. This property is inherited from CIM_EnabledLogicalElement, and it is always set to Null.

TotalPowerOnHours

Data type: uint64

Access type: Read-only

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice, but it is not used.

TransitioningToState

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

Indicates the target state to which the instance is transitioning. This property is inherited from CIM_EnabledLogicalElement.

Remarks

Access to the Msvm_DisketteController class might be restricted by UAC Filtering. For more information, see User Account Control and WMI.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 8 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2012 [desktop apps only]
Namespace	Root\Virtualization\V2
MOF	WindowsVirtualization.V2.mof
DLL	Vmms.exe

See also

CIM_Controller

CIM_Controller

Storage Classes