# Class CIM_DiskPartitionConfigurationService
extends CIM_Service

DiskPartitionConfigurationService provides methods for clients to configure DiskPartitions. The instrumentation MUST NOT instantiate instances of partitions (such as hidden, maintenance, or zero-length partitions) that are not intended for use by applications (filesystems, databases, ...). There are two reasons for this constraint. There are different system-specific ways to indicate whether or not a partition is hidden, in some cases, the starting/ending block information is invalid, but ignored. If these properties are exposed, clients will not have a way to determine which blocks are in use. The other reason is that typically the number of partitions is fixed in the underlying data structures (or grows by large, fixed-size chunks). Common practice is to have a one (or a few) partition per disk with many hidden partitions. Instantiating a lot of hidden partitions clutters up the model without value add. The methods of this service and the properties of DiskPartitionConfigurationCapabilities provide a view of partitions actually in use without requiring clients to understand system-specific details.

### Table of Contents
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_Service
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+--CIM_DiskPartitionConfigurationService

## Direct Known Subclasses

## Class Qualifiers

Name | Data Type | Value
--- | --- | ---
Description | string | DiskPartitionConfigurationService provides methods for clients to configure DiskPartitions. The instrumentation MUST NOT instantiate instances of partitions (such as hidden, maintenance, or zero-length partitions) that are not intended for use by applications (filesystems, databases, ...). There are two reasons for this constraint. There are different system-specific ways to indicate whether or not a partition is hidden, in some cases, the starting/ending block information is invalid, but ignored. If these properties are exposed, clients will not have a way to determine which blocks are in use. The other reason is that typically the number of partitions is fixed in the underlying data structures (or grows by large, fixed-size chunks). Common practice is to have a one (or a few) partition per disk with many hidden partitions. Instantiating a lot of hidden partitions clutters up the model without value add. The methods of this service and the properties of DiskPartitionConfigurationCapabilities provide a view of partitions actually in use without requiring clients to understand system-specific details.
UMLPackagePath | string | CIM::Device::StorageExtents
Version | string | 2.45.0

## Class Properties

### Local Class Properties

Name | Data Type | Default Value | Qualifiers
--- | --- | --- | ---
Name | Data Type | Value
PartitioningSchemes | uint16 |
Description | string | Describes the partitioning schemes supported by the platform. AIX and HP_UX do not allow partitions. Linux allows volumes with and without partitions, Solaris requires Partitions. No more than a single instance of this class MAY be instantiated on a system. If set to 'No partitions allowed' then the methods of this service are not available.
ValueMap | string | 2, 3, 4
Values | string | No partitions allowed, Volumes may be partitioned or treated as whole, Volumes must be partitioned

### Inherited Properties

Name | Data Type
--- | ---
Caption | string
CommunicationStatus | uint16
CreationClassName | string
Description | string
DetailedStatus | uint16
ElementName | string
EnabledDefault | uint16
EnabledState | uint16
Generation | uint64
HealthState | uint16
InstallDate | datetime
InstanceID | string
LoSID | string
LoSOrgID | string
Name | string
OperatingStatus | uint16
OtherEnabledState | string
PrimaryOwnerContact | string
PrimaryOwnerName | string
PrimaryStatus | uint16
RequestedState | uint16
Started | boolean
StartMode | string
Status | string
SystemCreationClassName | string
SystemName | string
TimeOfLastStateChange | datetime
TransitioningToState | uint16
AvailableRequestedStates | uint16[]
OperationalStatus | uint16[]
StatusDescriptions | string[]

## Class Methods

### Inherited Class Methods

Name | Return Type
--- | ---
ChangeAffectedElementsAssignedSequence | uint32
RequestStateChange | uint32
StartService | uint32
StopService | uint32