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The VDI objects can be listed with the standard object listing command (xe vdi-list), and the parameters
manipulated with the standard parameter commands. See the section called “Low-level Parameter Commands”
for details.
VDI Parameters
VDIs have the following parameters:
Parameter Name Description Type
uuid the unique identifier/object reference for
the VDI
read only
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 state read only set parameter
current-operations a list of the operations that are currently in
progress on this VDI
read only set parameter
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, in
bytes. Note that, depending on the storage
backend type, the size may not be respected
exactly
read only
physical-utilisation amount of physical space that the VDI is
currently taking up on the SR, in bytes
read only
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-
only
read only
storage-lock true if this VDI is locked at the storage level read only
parent references the parent VDI, if this VDI is part
of a chain
read only
missing true if SR scan operation reported this VDI as
not present
read only
other-config additional configuration information for this
VDI
read/write map parameter
sr-name-label name of the containing storage repository read only
location location information read only
managed true if the VDI is managed read only