How to make vhd file? [closed]
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I have made a small program that creates a virtual disk. It invokes the shell and runs diskpart which in turn performs a mini-script, such as: "create vdisk file=MyDisk.vhd, etc.". Diskpart runs in a separate thread. Of course.
Is it possible to create a virtual disk directly from code without going through the shell? More generally, there is a .NET library for handling vhd files (or vhdx)? The languages I use are VB and C #.
Alternatively, can I use the Windows API? If so, which one?
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I have made a small program that creates a virtual disk. It invokes the shell and runs diskpart which in turn performs a mini-script, such as: "create vdisk file=MyDisk.vhd, etc.". Diskpart runs in a separate thread. Of course.
Is it possible to create a virtual disk directly from code without going through the shell? More generally, there is a .NET library for handling vhd files (or vhdx)? The languages I use are VB and C #.
Alternatively, can I use the Windows API? If so, which one?
visual-studio
asked Nov 28 at 13:00
Luciano
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closed as off-topic by DavidPostill♦ Nov 28 at 13:01
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions seeking product, service, or learning material recommendations are off-topic because they become outdated quickly and attract opinion-based answers. Instead, describe your situation and the specific problem you're trying to solve. Share your research. Here are a few suggestions on how to properly ask this type of question." – DavidPostill
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If you are making this to just fill a specific usecase, look into what already exists. For example sysinternals disk2vhd may be what you're after. It converts a disk in your pc to a vhd so you can virtualize the disk and use in a VM.
– LPChip
Nov 28 at 13:18
for David: I do not understand. My problem is specific. What's not right exactly? If I write only: "Is it possible to create a virtual disk directly from code without going through the shell?" can it be okay?
– Luciano
Nov 28 at 13:33
for LPChip: No. I'm not looking for this. disk2vhd clones physical disks into virtual disks. I want to create a virtual disk from my code, so I also learn something new because I do not know how to do it. Unless you refer to the source of disk2vhd (but are there sources?), however it would be written in C ++ and therefore it is not for me!
– Luciano
Nov 28 at 13:34
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This might be what you are looking for - github.com/discutils/discutils, another to consider using is powershell as you can execute this via c# docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/hyper-v/… , blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kebab/2014/04/28/…
– CraftyB
Nov 28 at 13:45
Hello, the first link is not good, because I need a binary executable, but the second one is very interesting and maybe that's exactly what I'm looking for. I also found a COM+ library that could do for me: "IVMVirtualServer", it is possible to refer to it in the COM style, but I did not understand where it physically resides (Google do not help in this case!). Thank you.
– Luciano
Nov 28 at 14:45
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I have made a small program that creates a virtual disk. It invokes the shell and runs diskpart which in turn performs a mini-script, such as: "create vdisk file=MyDisk.vhd, etc.". Diskpart runs in a separate thread. Of course.
Is it possible to create a virtual disk directly from code without going through the shell? More generally, there is a .NET library for handling vhd files (or vhdx)? The languages I use are VB and C #.
Alternatively, can I use the Windows API? If so, which one?
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asked Nov 28 at 13:00
Luciano
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I have made a small program that creates a virtual disk. It invokes the shell and runs diskpart which in turn performs a mini-script, such as: "create vdisk file=MyDisk.vhd, etc.". Diskpart runs in a separate thread. Of course.
Is it possible to create a virtual disk directly from code without going through the shell? More generally, there is a .NET library for handling vhd files (or vhdx)? The languages I use are VB and C #.
Alternatively, can I use the Windows API? If so, which one?
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asked Nov 28 at 13:00
Luciano
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asked Nov 28 at 13:00
Luciano
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asked Nov 28 at 13:00
Luciano
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asked Nov 28 at 13:00
Luciano
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asked Nov 28 at 13:00
Luciano
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closed as off-topic by DavidPostill♦ Nov 28 at 13:01
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions seeking product, service, or learning material recommendations are off-topic because they become outdated quickly and attract opinion-based answers. Instead, describe your situation and the specific problem you're trying to solve. Share your research. Here are a few suggestions on how to properly ask this type of question." – DavidPostill
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
closed as off-topic by DavidPostill♦ Nov 28 at 13:01
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions seeking product, service, or learning material recommendations are off-topic because they become outdated quickly and attract opinion-based answers. Instead, describe your situation and the specific problem you're trying to solve. Share your research. Here are a few suggestions on how to properly ask this type of question." – DavidPostill
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
If you are making this to just fill a specific usecase, look into what already exists. For example sysinternals disk2vhd may be what you're after. It converts a disk in your pc to a vhd so you can virtualize the disk and use in a VM.
– LPChip
Nov 28 at 13:18
for David: I do not understand. My problem is specific. What's not right exactly? If I write only: "Is it possible to create a virtual disk directly from code without going through the shell?" can it be okay?
– Luciano
Nov 28 at 13:33
for LPChip: No. I'm not looking for this. disk2vhd clones physical disks into virtual disks. I want to create a virtual disk from my code, so I also learn something new because I do not know how to do it. Unless you refer to the source of disk2vhd (but are there sources?), however it would be written in C ++ and therefore it is not for me!
– Luciano
Nov 28 at 13:34
1
This might be what you are looking for - github.com/discutils/discutils, another to consider using is powershell as you can execute this via c# docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/hyper-v/… , blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kebab/2014/04/28/…
– CraftyB
Nov 28 at 13:45
Hello, the first link is not good, because I need a binary executable, but the second one is very interesting and maybe that's exactly what I'm looking for. I also found a COM+ library that could do for me: "IVMVirtualServer", it is possible to refer to it in the COM style, but I did not understand where it physically resides (Google do not help in this case!). Thank you.
– Luciano
Nov 28 at 14:45
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If you are making this to just fill a specific usecase, look into what already exists. For example sysinternals disk2vhd may be what you're after. It converts a disk in your pc to a vhd so you can virtualize the disk and use in a VM.
– LPChip
Nov 28 at 13:18
for David: I do not understand. My problem is specific. What's not right exactly? If I write only: "Is it possible to create a virtual disk directly from code without going through the shell?" can it be okay?
– Luciano
Nov 28 at 13:33
for LPChip: No. I'm not looking for this. disk2vhd clones physical disks into virtual disks. I want to create a virtual disk from my code, so I also learn something new because I do not know how to do it. Unless you refer to the source of disk2vhd (but are there sources?), however it would be written in C ++ and therefore it is not for me!
– Luciano
Nov 28 at 13:34
1
This might be what you are looking for - github.com/discutils/discutils, another to consider using is powershell as you can execute this via c# docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/hyper-v/… , blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kebab/2014/04/28/…
– CraftyB
Nov 28 at 13:45
Hello, the first link is not good, because I need a binary executable, but the second one is very interesting and maybe that's exactly what I'm looking for. I also found a COM+ library that could do for me: "IVMVirtualServer", it is possible to refer to it in the COM style, but I did not understand where it physically resides (Google do not help in this case!). Thank you.
– Luciano
Nov 28 at 14:45
If you are making this to just fill a specific usecase, look into what already exists. For example sysinternals disk2vhd may be what you're after. It converts a disk in your pc to a vhd so you can virtualize the disk and use in a VM.
– LPChip
Nov 28 at 13:18
If you are making this to just fill a specific usecase, look into what already exists. For example sysinternals disk2vhd may be what you're after. It converts a disk in your pc to a vhd so you can virtualize the disk and use in a VM.
– LPChip
Nov 28 at 13:18
for David: I do not understand. My problem is specific. What's not right exactly? If I write only: "Is it possible to create a virtual disk directly from code without going through the shell?" can it be okay?
– Luciano
Nov 28 at 13:33
for David: I do not understand. My problem is specific. What's not right exactly? If I write only: "Is it possible to create a virtual disk directly from code without going through the shell?" can it be okay?
– Luciano
Nov 28 at 13:33
for LPChip: No. I'm not looking for this. disk2vhd clones physical disks into virtual disks. I want to create a virtual disk from my code, so I also learn something new because I do not know how to do it. Unless you refer to the source of disk2vhd (but are there sources?), however it would be written in C ++ and therefore it is not for me!
– Luciano
Nov 28 at 13:34
for LPChip: No. I'm not looking for this. disk2vhd clones physical disks into virtual disks. I want to create a virtual disk from my code, so I also learn something new because I do not know how to do it. Unless you refer to the source of disk2vhd (but are there sources?), however it would be written in C ++ and therefore it is not for me!
– Luciano
Nov 28 at 13:34
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This might be what you are looking for - github.com/discutils/discutils, another to consider using is powershell as you can execute this via c# docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/hyper-v/… , blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kebab/2014/04/28/…
– CraftyB
Nov 28 at 13:45
This might be what you are looking for - github.com/discutils/discutils, another to consider using is powershell as you can execute this via c# docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/hyper-v/… , blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kebab/2014/04/28/…
– CraftyB
Nov 28 at 13:45
Hello, the first link is not good, because I need a binary executable, but the second one is very interesting and maybe that's exactly what I'm looking for. I also found a COM+ library that could do for me: "IVMVirtualServer", it is possible to refer to it in the COM style, but I did not understand where it physically resides (Google do not help in this case!). Thank you.
– Luciano
Nov 28 at 14:45
Hello, the first link is not good, because I need a binary executable, but the second one is very interesting and maybe that's exactly what I'm looking for. I also found a COM+ library that could do for me: "IVMVirtualServer", it is possible to refer to it in the COM style, but I did not understand where it physically resides (Google do not help in this case!). Thank you.
– Luciano
Nov 28 at 14:45
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If you are making this to just fill a specific usecase, look into what already exists. For example sysinternals disk2vhd may be what you're after. It converts a disk in your pc to a vhd so you can virtualize the disk and use in a VM.
– LPChip
Nov 28 at 13:18
for David: I do not understand. My problem is specific. What's not right exactly? If I write only: "Is it possible to create a virtual disk directly from code without going through the shell?" can it be okay?
– Luciano
Nov 28 at 13:33
for LPChip: No. I'm not looking for this. disk2vhd clones physical disks into virtual disks. I want to create a virtual disk from my code, so I also learn something new because I do not know how to do it. Unless you refer to the source of disk2vhd (but are there sources?), however it would be written in C ++ and therefore it is not for me!
– Luciano
Nov 28 at 13:34
1
This might be what you are looking for - github.com/discutils/discutils, another to consider using is powershell as you can execute this via c# docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/hyper-v/… , blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kebab/2014/04/28/…
– CraftyB
Nov 28 at 13:45
Hello, the first link is not good, because I need a binary executable, but the second one is very interesting and maybe that's exactly what I'm looking for. I also found a COM+ library that could do for me: "IVMVirtualServer", it is possible to refer to it in the COM style, but I did not understand where it physically resides (Google do not help in this case!). Thank you.
– Luciano
Nov 28 at 14:45