org.jclouds.compute.domain
Interface Volume

All Known Implementing Classes:

VolumeImpl

public interface Volume

Describes what appears as a disk to an OperatingSystem

Author:

Adrian Cole

Nested Class Summary

static class

Volume.Type Describes the cardinal type of a volume; used to determine scope and exclusivity.

Method Summary

String	getDevice()
String	getId() Unique identifier.
Float	getSize()
Volume.Type	getType() Describes the cardinal type of a volume; used to determine scope and exclusivity.
boolean	isBootDevice()
boolean	isDurable()

Method Detail

getId

@Nullable
String getId()

Unique identifier. If set, can be used to reference the volume for reorganizing within Hardware or external commands such as backups.

getType

Volume.Type getType()

Describes the cardinal type of a volume; used to determine scope and exclusivity.

getSize

@Nullable
Float getSize()

Returns:

capacity in gigabytes, if available

getDevice

@Nullable
String getDevice()

Returns:

device this volume relates to on an operating system, if available

isDurable

boolean isDurable()

Returns:

true if this survives restarts

isBootDevice

boolean isBootDevice()

Returns:

true if this is the boot device