# Data Object - HostDiagnosticPartitionCreateSpec(vim.host.DiagnosticPartition.CreateSpec)

Property of
  HostDiagnosticPartitionCreateDescription
Parameter to
  CreateDiagnosticPartition
Extends
  DynamicData
See also
  HostDiskPartitionSpec, HostScsiDiskPartition

## Data Object Description

The diagnostic create specification is used by the system to create a new diagnostic partition on a SCSI disk.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
active* | xsd:boolean | Indicates if the created diagnostic partition should be made the active diagnostic partition. If not supplied, the system will decide whether or not the created specification is active.
diagnosticType | xsd:string | Indicates the type of the diagnostic partition to be created. See DiagnosticPartitionType
id | HostScsiDiskPartition | Diagnostic partition identification information.
partition | HostDiskPartitionSpec | Partitioning specification.
storageType | xsd:string | Indicates the storage type where the diagnostic partition will be created. See DiagnosticPartitionStorageType
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:pbm="urn:pbm" name="HostDiagnosticPartitionCreateSpec"> <complexContent> <extension base="pbm:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="storageType" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="diagnosticType" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="id" type="pbm:HostScsiDiskPartition"/> <element name="partition" type="pbm:HostDiskPartitionSpec"/> <element name="active" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>