Data Object - HostDiskPartitionBlockRange

Property of: HostDiskPartitionLayout, VmfsDatastoreMultipleExtentOption, VmfsDatastoreSingleExtentOption
Parameter to: ComputeDiskPartitionInfoForResize
Extends: DynamicData
See also: HostDiskDimensionsLba

Data Object Description

A BlockRange data object type describes a contiguous set of blocks on a disk. A BlockRange may describe either a partition or unpartitioned (primordial) blocks on the disk.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
end	HostDiskDimensionsLba	The end block address of the disk range. The block numbers start from zero. The range is inclusive of the end address.
partition*	xsd:int	Partition number. This number is a hint from the server indicating what the partition number for this block range is if the range corresponds to a partition. The partition number should correlate to the one in the partition specification. If sent back to the server, this property is ignored.
start	HostDiskDimensionsLba	The starting block address of the disk range. The block numbers start from zero. The range is inclusive of the end address.
type	xsd:string	The type of data in the partition. See type
Properties inherited from DynamicData
dynamicProperty, dynamicType

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition

         <complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="HostDiskPartitionBlockRange">
            <complexContent>
               <extension base="vim25:DynamicData">
                  <sequence>
                     <element name="partition" type="xsd:int" minOccurs="0"/>
                     <element name="type" type="xsd:string"/>
                     <element name="start" type="vim25:HostDiskDimensionsLba"/>
                     <element name="end" type="vim25:HostDiskDimensionsLba"/>
                  </sequence>
               </extension>
            </complexContent>
         </complexType>