VDI parameters

VDIs have the following parameters:

Parameter Name

Description

Type

 

 

 

uuid

the unique identifier/object reference for

read only

 

the VDI

 

 

 

 

name-label

the name of the VDI

read/write

 

 

 

name-description

the description string of the VDI

read/write

 

 

 

allowed-operations

a list of the operations allowed in this

read only set parameter

 

state

 

 

 

 

current-operations

a list of the operations that are currently

read only set parameter

 

in progress on this VDI

 

 

 

 

sr-uuid

SR in which the VDI resides

read only

 

 

 

vbd-uuids

a list of VBDs that refer to this VDI

read only set parameter

 

 

 

crashdump-uuids

list of crash dumps that refer to this VDI

read only set parameter

 

 

 

virtual-size

size of disk as presented to the VM,

read only

 

in bytes. Note that, depending on the

 

 

storage backend type, the size may not

 

 

be respected exactly

 

 

 

 

physical-Utilization

amount of physical space that the VDI is

read only

 

currently taking up on the SR, in bytes

 

 

 

 

type

type of VDI, for example, System or User

read only

 

 

 

sharable

true if this VDI may be shared

read only

 

 

 

read-only

true if this VDI can only be mounted read-

read only

 

only

 

 

 

 

storage-lock

true if this VDI is locked at the storage

read only

 

level

 

 

 

 

parent

references the parent VDI, if this VDI is

read only

 

part of a chain

 

 

 

 

missing

true if SR scan operation reported this

read only

 

VDI as not present

 

 

 

 

other-config

additional configuration information for

read/write map parameter

 

this VDI

 

 

 

 

sr-name-label

name of the containing storage repository

read only

 

 

 

location

location information

read only

 

 

 

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