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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-Utilization 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
