STORAGE_DESCRIPTOR_HEADER structure (winioctl.h)

Used in conjunction with the IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY control code to retrieve the properties of a storage device or adapter.

Syntax

typedef struct _STORAGE_DESCRIPTOR_HEADER {
  DWORD Version;
  DWORD Size;
} STORAGE_DESCRIPTOR_HEADER, *PSTORAGE_DESCRIPTOR_HEADER;

Members

Version

Contains the size of this structure, in bytes. The value of this member will change as members are added to the structure.

Size

Specifies the total size of the data returned, in bytes. This may include data that follows this structure.

Remarks

The data retrieved by IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY is reported in the buffer immediately following this structure.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Header winioctl.h (include Windows.h)

See also

DEVICE_SEEK_PENALTY_DESCRIPTOR

DEVICE_TRIM_DESCRIPTOR

Disk Management Structures

IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY

STORAGE_ACCESS_ALIGNMENT_DESCRIPTOR

STORAGE_ADAPTER_DESCRIPTOR

STORAGE_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR

STORAGE_DEVICE_ID_DESCRIPTOR

STORAGE_MINIPORT_DESCRIPTOR

STORAGE_PROPERTY_QUERY

STORAGE_WRITE_CACHE_PROPERTY