Class CIM_MediaPartition
extends CIM_StorageExtent

A MediaPartition is a presentation of a contiguous range of logical blocks and has identifying data written on/to it. It may include a signature written by the OS or by an application. This class is a common superclass for Disk and TapePartions. Partitions are directly realized by Physical Media (indicated by the RealizesExtent association) or built on StorageVolumes (indicated by the BasedOn association).

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Hierarchy
Direct Known Subclasses
Class Qualifiers
Class Properties
Class Methods

Class Hierarchy

CIM_ManagedElement
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   +--CIM_ManagedSystemElement
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   +--CIM_LogicalElement
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   +--CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
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   +--CIM_LogicalDevice
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   +--CIM_StorageExtent
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   +--CIM_MediaPartition

Direct Known Subclasses

CIM_DiskPartition
CIM_TapePartition

Class Qualifiers

NameData TypeValue
DescriptionstringA MediaPartition is a presentation of a contiguous range of logical blocks and has identifying data written on/to it. It may include a signature written by the OS or by an application. This class is a common superclass for Disk and TapePartions. Partitions are directly realized by Physical Media (indicated by the RealizesExtent association) or built on StorageVolumes (indicated by the BasedOn association).
UMLPackagePathstringCIM::Device::StorageExtents
Versionstring2.6.0

Class Properties

Local Class Properties

NameData TypeDefault ValueQualifiers
NameData TypeValue
Allocatableboolean
DescriptionstringBoolean indicating that the Partition is available and may be allocated for use.
Bootableboolean
DescriptionstringBoolean indicating that the Partition is labeled as bootable. (Note that this does not mean that an Operating System is actually loaded on the Partition.) With the advent of bootable Tape and other bootable media, this property is included in the higher level MediaPartition class, rather than in a subclass such as DiskPartition.
Extendableboolean
DescriptionstringBoolean indicating that the Partition can be grown/extended without reformatting.
Signaturestring
DescriptionstringAn identifying string written to the Partition. Additional information related to this 'Signature' may be found in the properties, SignatureState and SignatureAlgorithm.
ModelCorrespondencestringCIM_MediaPartition.SignatureState, CIM_MediaPartition.SignatureAlgorithm
SignatureAlgorithmstring
DescriptionstringA free-form string describing the algorithm used to define the Partition Signature. The value of this property is dependent on the Signature's State.
ModelCorrespondencestringCIM_MediaPartition.Signature, CIM_MediaPartition.SignatureState
SignatureStatestring
DescriptionstringAn enumeration describing the state of the Partition's identifying Signature string. Information such as "Uninitialized" (value=2), or "Assigned by Owning Application" (value=5) are possible entries.
ModelCorrespondencestringCIM_MediaPartition.Signature, CIM_MediaPartition.SignatureAlgorithm
ValueMapstring0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
ValuesstringUnknown, Unimplemented, Uninitialized, Calculated by Operating System, Calculated by a Media Manager, Assigned by Owning Application

Inherited Properties

NameData TypeClass Origin
Accessuint16CIM_StorageExtent
Availabilityuint16CIM_LogicalDevice
BlockSizeuint64CIM_StorageExtent
CaptionstringCIM_ManagedElement
CommunicationStatusuint16CIM_ManagedSystemElement
ConsumableBlocksuint64CIM_StorageExtent
CreationClassNamestringCIM_LogicalDevice
DataOrganizationuint16CIM_StorageExtent
DataRedundancyuint16CIM_StorageExtent
DeltaReservationuint8CIM_StorageExtent
DescriptionstringCIM_ManagedElement
DetailedStatusuint16CIM_ManagedSystemElement
DeviceIDstringCIM_LogicalDevice
ElementNamestringCIM_ManagedElement
EnabledDefaultuint16CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
EnabledStateuint16CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
ErrorClearedbooleanCIM_LogicalDevice
ErrorDescriptionstringCIM_LogicalDevice
ErrorMethodologystringCIM_StorageExtent
HealthStateuint16CIM_ManagedSystemElement
InstallDatedatetimeCIM_ManagedSystemElement
InstanceIDstringCIM_ManagedElement
IsBasedOnUnderlyingRedundancybooleanCIM_StorageExtent
LastErrorCodeuint32CIM_LogicalDevice
MaxQuiesceTimeuint64CIM_LogicalDevice
NamestringCIM_StorageExtent
NameFormatuint16CIM_StorageExtent
NameNamespaceuint16CIM_StorageExtent
NoSinglePointOfFailurebooleanCIM_StorageExtent
NumberOfBlocksuint64CIM_StorageExtent
OperatingStatusuint16CIM_ManagedSystemElement
OtherEnabledStatestringCIM_EnabledLogicalElement
OtherNameFormatstringCIM_StorageExtent
OtherNameNamespacestringCIM_StorageExtent
PackageRedundancyuint16CIM_StorageExtent
PowerManagementSupportedbooleanCIM_LogicalDevice
PowerOnHoursuint64CIM_LogicalDevice
PrimaryStatusuint16CIM_ManagedSystemElement
PrimordialbooleanCIM_StorageExtent
PurposestringCIM_StorageExtent
RequestedStateuint16CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
SequentialAccessbooleanCIM_StorageExtent
StatusstringCIM_ManagedSystemElement
StatusInfouint16CIM_LogicalDevice
SystemCreationClassNamestringCIM_LogicalDevice
SystemNamestringCIM_LogicalDevice
TimeOfLastStateChangedatetimeCIM_EnabledLogicalElement
TotalPowerOnHoursuint64CIM_LogicalDevice
TransitioningToStateuint16CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
AdditionalAvailabilityuint16[]CIM_LogicalDevice
AvailableRequestedStatesuint16[]CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
ExtentStatusuint16[]CIM_StorageExtent
IdentifyingDescriptionsstring[]CIM_LogicalDevice
OperationalStatusuint16[]CIM_ManagedSystemElement
OtherIdentifyingInfostring[]CIM_LogicalDevice
PowerManagementCapabilitiesuint16[]CIM_LogicalDevice
StatusDescriptionsstring[]CIM_ManagedSystemElement

Class Methods

Inherited Class Methods

NameReturn TypeClass Origin
EnableDeviceuint32CIM_LogicalDevice
OnlineDeviceuint32CIM_LogicalDevice
QuiesceDeviceuint32CIM_LogicalDevice
RequestStateChangeuint32CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
Resetuint32CIM_LogicalDevice
RestorePropertiesuint32CIM_LogicalDevice
SavePropertiesuint32CIM_LogicalDevice
SetPowerStateuint32CIM_LogicalDevice