/// <summary>
/// Create a new virtual disk.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The type of disk to create (see <see cref="SupportedDiskTypes"/>)</param>
/// <param name="variant">The variant of the type to create (see <see cref="GetSupportedDiskVariants"/>)</param>
/// <param name="path">The path (or URI) for the disk to create</param>
/// <param name="diskParameters">Parameters controlling the capacity, geometry, etc of the new disk.</param>
/// <param name="user">The user identity to use when accessing the <c>path</c> (or null)</param>
/// <param name="password">The password to use when accessing the <c>path</c> (or null)</param>
/// <returns>The newly created disk</returns>
public static VirtualDisk CreateDisk(string type, string variant, string path, VirtualDiskParameters diskParameters, string user, string password)
{
Uri uri = PathToUri(path);
VirtualDisk result = null;
Type transportType;
if (!DiskTransports.TryGetValue(uri.Scheme.ToUpperInvariant(), out transportType))
{
throw new FileNotFoundException(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "Unable to parse path '{0}'", path), path);
}
VirtualDiskTransport transport = (VirtualDiskTransport)Activator.CreateInstance(transportType);
try
{
transport.Connect(uri, user, password);
if (transport.IsRawDisk)
{
result = transport.OpenDisk(FileAccess.ReadWrite);
}
else
{
VirtualDiskFactory factory = TypeMap[type];
result = factory.CreateDisk(transport.GetFileLocator(), variant.ToLowerInvariant(), Utilities.GetFileFromPath(path), diskParameters);
}
if (result != null)
{
result._transport = transport;
transport = null;
}
return(result);
}
finally
{
if (transport != null)
{
transport.Dispose();
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a new virtual disk, possibly within an existing disk.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fileSystem">The file system to create the disk on</param>
/// <param name="type">The type of disk to create (see <see cref="SupportedDiskTypes"/>)</param>
/// <param name="variant">The variant of the type to create (see <see cref="GetSupportedDiskVariants"/>)</param>
/// <param name="path">The path (or URI) for the disk to create</param>
/// <param name="capacity">The capacity of the new disk</param>
/// <param name="geometry">The geometry of the new disk (or null).</param>
/// <param name="parameters">Untyped parameters controlling the creation process (TBD)</param>
/// <returns>The newly created disk</returns>
public static VirtualDisk CreateDisk(DiscFileSystem fileSystem, string type, string variant, string path, long capacity, Geometry geometry, Dictionary <string, string> parameters)
{
VirtualDiskFactory factory = TypeMap[type];
VirtualDiskParameters diskParams = new VirtualDiskParameters()
{
AdapterType = GenericDiskAdapterType.Scsi,
Capacity = capacity,
Geometry = geometry,
};
if (parameters != null)
{
foreach (var key in parameters.Keys)
{
diskParams.ExtendedParameters[key] = parameters[key];
}
}
return(factory.CreateDisk(new DiscFileLocator(fileSystem, Utilities.GetDirectoryFromPath(path)), variant.ToLowerInvariant(), Utilities.GetFileFromPath(path), diskParams));
}