The SMS_TaskSequence_PartitionSettings Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class is an SMS Provider server class, in Configuration Manager, that specifies the settings to use when creating and formatting a partition on a hard disk drive.

The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and includes all inherited properties.

Class SMS_TaskSequence_PartitionSettings
{
	Boolean AssignVolumeLetter;
	Boolean Bootable;
	String FileSystem;
	Boolean QuickFormat;
	UInt32 Size;
	String SizeUnits;
	String Type;
	String VolumeLetterVariable;
	String VolumeName;
};

Methods

The SMS_TaskSequence_PartitionSettings class does not define any methods.

Properties

AssignVolumeLetter

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: Nonetrue if a volume letter will be assigned to the partition. The default value is true.This information applies only to System Center Configuration Manager SP1.
Bootable

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [not_null]true to set the partition as the active partition. The default value is false.
FileSystem

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneFile system to use when formatting the partition. Possible values are:
  • FAT32

  • NTFS

QuickFormat

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [not_null]true to perform a quick format. Set this property to false to perform a full format.
Size

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSize of the partition to create. The units are defined by the SizeUnits property.
SizeUnits

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneUnits in which the Size property is specified. Possible values are:

MB

Megabytes

GB

Gigabytes

Percent

Percentage of free space remaining on disk
Type

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [not_null]Type of partition to create. Possible values are:
  • Primary

  • Extended

  • Logical

  • Hidden

  • EFI

  • MSR

VolumeLetterVariable

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneName of a task sequence variable that receives the drive letter of the newly created partition.
VolumeName

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneName to assign to the volume when it is formatted.

Remarks

There are no class qualifiers for this class. 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