DiskIdType
Describes the partition type of the physical disk resource. The following table summarizes the attributes of the DiskIdType property.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Data type | DWORD |
| Access | Read/write |
| Status | Required |
| Structure | CLUSPROP_DWORD |
| Minimum | 0 |
| Maximum | 5000 |
| Default | 5000 |
Remarks
The DiskIdType property can be set to one of the following values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| PARTITION_STYLE_MBR (0) |
The disk has a Master Boot Record (MBR) partition. |
| PARTITION_STYLE_GPT (1) |
The disk has a GUID Partition Table (GPT) partition. |
| 5000 |
The disk has an unrecognized partitioning scheme. |
PARTITION_STYLE_MBR and PARTITION_STYLE_GPT are defined in WinIoCtl.h.
Examples
The property value portion of a property list entry for DiskIdType can be set with the following example code.
DWORD DiskIdTypeData = 0;
CLUSPROP_DWORD DiskIdTypeValue;
DiskIdTypeValue.Syntax.dw = CLUSPROP_SYNTAX_LIST_VALUE_DWORD;
DiskIdTypeValue.cbLength = sizeof(DWORD);
DiskIdTypeValue.dw = DiskIdTypeData;
Requirements
| Minimum supported client |
None supported |
| Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise |