Applies To: System Center Configuration Manager 2007, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2
The SMS_TaskSequence_PartitionDiskAction Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class is an SMS Provider server class, in Configuration Manager, that represents a task sequence action that formats and partitions a specified disk on a target computer.
The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and includes all inherited properties.
Class SMS_TaskSequence_PartitionDiskAction : SMS_TaskSequence_Action
{
      SMS_TaskSequence_Condition Condition;
      Boolean ContinueOnError;
      String Description;
      UInt32 DiskIndex;
      Boolean DiskpartBiosCompatibilityMode;
      String DiskType;
      Boolean Enabled;
      Boolean GPTBootDisk;
      String Name;
      SMS_TaskSequence_PartitionSettings Partitions[];
      String PartitionStyle;
      String SupportedEnvironment;
      UInt32 Timeout;
};
Methods
The SMS_TaskSequence_PartitionDiskAction class does not define any methods.
Properties
- Condition 
 Data type: SMS_TaskSequence_Condition- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: None 
- ContinueOnError 
 Data type: Boolean- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: None 
- Description 
 Data type: String- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [AllowedLen("0-255")] 
- DiskIndex 
 Data type: UInt32- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [Not_Null] - The number of the physical disk to partition and format. 
- DiskpartBiosCompatibilityMode 
 Data type: Boolean- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: None - true to set registry keys to disable sector alignment when partitioning the disk for compatibility with the target computer BIOS. The default value is false. 
- DiskType 
 Data type: String- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: None - Deprecated and should not be used. - The type of disk. Possible values are: - DYNAMIC 
- BASIC 
 
- Enabled 
 Data type: Boolean- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: None 
- GPTBootDisk 
 Data type: Boolean- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: None - true to create an extensible firmware interface (EFI) partition so that an EFI system can boot from the disk. The default value is false. Set this property if PartitionStyle is set to GPT. 
- Name 
 Data type: String- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [AllowedLen("1-100")] 
- Partitions 
 Data type: SMS_TaskSequence_PartitionSettingsArray- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [Not_null] - SMS_TaskSequence_PartitionSettings Server WMI Class objects representing partition settings. 
- PartitionStyle 
 Data type: String- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [Not_null] - The partition style. Possible values are: - GPT. GUID partition table format. 
- MBR. Master boot record format. 
 
- SupportedEnvironment 
 Data type: String- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [Not_Null:ToInstance] - See SMS_TaskSequence_Action Server WMI Class. - The default value of this property for this task sequence action is WinPE. 
- Timeout 
 Data type: UInt32- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: None 
Remarks
Class qualifiers for this class include:
[CommandLine("osddiskpart.exe"),VariablePrefix("OSD"),
ActionCategory{"Disks,1,2"},ActionUI{"AdminUI.TaskSequenceEditor.dll", "Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.AdminConsole.TaskSequenceEditor", "PartitionDiskControl", "TaskSequenceOptionControl"}]
For more information about both the class qualifiers and the property qualifiers included in the Properties section, see Configuration Manager Class and Property Qualifiers.
Requirements
Runtime Requirements
For more information, see Configuration Manager Server Runtime Requirements.
Development Requirements
For more information, see Configuration Manager Server Development Requirements.
See Also
Concepts
Operating System Deployment Server WMI Classes
SMS_TaskSequence_Action Server WMI Class
SMS_TaskSequence_PartitionSettings Server WMI Class
About Operating System Deployment Task Sequences
Configuration Manager Operating System Deployment
How to Create an Operating System Deployment Task Sequence
How to Add a Condition to an Operating System Deployment Task Sequence Step
How to Add an Operating System Deployment Task Sequence Action