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Virtual Disk Mount API
VixMntapi_OpenDiskSet()
Opens the set of disks for mounting on a Windows or Linux virtual machine. All the disks for a dynamic volume or Logical Disk Manager (LDM) must be opened together.
VixError
VixMntapi_OpenDiskSet(VixDiskLibHandle diskHandles[],
int numberOfDisks,
uint32 openMode,
VixDiskSetHandle *diskSet);
The VixDiskLibHandle type, defined in vixDiskLib.h, is the same as for the diskHandle parameter in the VixDiskLib_Open() function, but here it is an array instead of a single value.
Parameters:
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diskHandles [in] Array of handles to open disks.
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numberOfDisks [in] Number of disk handles in the array.
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openMode [in] Must be 0 (zero).
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diskSet [out] Disk set handle to be filled in.
If you want to mount from a Windows system, first call VixDiskLib_Open() for every disk, then use the returned disk handle array to call VixMntapi_OpenDiskSet(), which returns a disk set handle. If you want to mount from a Linux system, call the function VixMntapi_OpenDisks(), which opens and creates the disk set handle, all in one function.
VixMntapi_OpenDisks()
Opens disks for mounting on a Windows or Linux virtual machine. On Linux, the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) is not yet supported.
VixError
VixMntapi_OpenDisks(VixDiskLibConnection connection,
const char *diskNames[],
size_t numberOfDisks,
uint32 openFlags,
VixDiskSetHandle *handle);
Parameters:
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connection [in] The VixDiskLibConnection to use for opening the disks. Calls VixDiskLib_Open() with the specified flags for each disk to open.
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diskNames [in] Array of disk names to open.
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numberOfDisks [in] Number of disk handles in the array. Must be 1 for Linux.
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flags [in] Flags to open the disk.
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handle [out] Disk set handle to be filled in.
VixMntapi_GetDiskSetInfo()
Retrieves information about the disk set.
VixError
VixMntapi_GetDiskSetInfo(VixDiskSetHandle handle,
VixDiskSetInfo **diskSetInfo);
Parameters:
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handle [in] Handle to an open disk set.
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diskSetInfo [out] Disk set information to be filled in.
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