Alphabetic Table of Functions
Function calls in the Virtual Disk API are listed alphabetically in Virtual Disk API Functions.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| VixDiskLib_Attach | Attach the child disk chain to the parent disk chain. |
| VixDiskLib_Cleanup | Remove leftover transports. See Clean Up After Disconnect. |
| VixDiskLib_Clone | Copy virtual disk to some destination, converting formats as appropriate. |
| VixDiskLib_Close | Close an open virtual disk. See Close a Local or Remote Disk. |
| VixDiskLib_Connect | Connect to the virtual disk library to obtain services. See also ConnectEx. |
| VixDiskLib_ConnectEx | Connect to optimum transport. See Connect to VMware vSphere |
| VixDiskLib_Create | Create a virtual disk according to specified parameters. |
| VixDiskLib_CreateChild | Create a child disk (redo log or delta link) for a hosted virtual disk. |
| VixDiskLib_Defragment | Defragment the sectors of a virtual disk. |
| VixDiskLib_Disconnect | Disconnect from the library. See Disconnect from Server. |
| VixDiskLib_EndAccess | Notify a host that it may again relocate a virtual machine. See Prepare For Access and End Access. |
| VixDiskLib_Exit | Release all resources held by the library. See Clean Up and Exit. |
| VixDiskLib_Flush |
Flush asynchronous write data to disk. Replaced by Wait function. |
| VixDiskLib_FreeErrorText | Free the message buffer allocated by GetErrorText. |
| VixDiskLib_FreeInfo | Free the memory allocated by GetInfo. |
| VixDiskLib_GetErrorText | Return the text description of a library error code. |
| VixDiskLib_GetInfo | Retrieve information about a virtual disk. |
| VixDiskLib_GetMetadataKeys | Retrieve all keys in the metadata of a virtual disk. |
| VixDiskLib_GetTransportMode | Get the current transport mode. See Get Selected Transport Method. |
| VixDiskLib_Grow | Increase size of an existing virtual disk. |
| VixDiskLib_Init | Initialize the old virtual disk library. Replaced by InitEx function. |
| VixDiskLib_InitEx | Initialize new virtual disk library. See Initialize Virtual Disk API. |
| VixDiskLib_ListTransportModes | Available transport modes. See List Available Transport Methods. |
| VixDiskLib_Open | Open a virtual disk. See Open a Local or Remote Disk. |
| VixDiskLib_PrepareForAccess | Notify a host to refrain from relocating a virtual machine. See Prepare For Access and End Access. |
| VixDiskLib_Read | Read from an open virtual disk. See Read Sectors From a Disk. |
| VixDiskLib_ReadAsync | Asynchronously read a range of sectors. |
| VixDiskLib_ReadMetadata | Retrieve the value of a given key from disk metadata. |
| VixDiskLib_Rename | Change the name of a virtual disk. |
| VixDiskLib_Shrink | Reclaim blocks of zeroes from the virtual disk. |
| VixDiskLib_SpaceNeededForClone | Compute the space required to clone a virtual disk, in bytes. |
| VixDiskLib_Unlink | Delete the specified virtual disk. |
| VixDiskLib_Wait | Wait for all asynchronous operations to complete. |
| VixDiskLib_Write | Write to an open virtual disk. See Write Sectors To a Disk. |
| VixDiskLib_WriteAsync | Asynchronously write a range of sectors. |
| VixDiskLib_WriteMetadata | Update virtual disk metadata with the given key/value pair. |