Data Object - VirtualDeviceDeviceBackingInfo

Extended by: VirtualCdromAtapiBackingInfo, VirtualCdromPassthroughBackingInfo, VirtualDiskRawDiskVer2BackingInfo, VirtualEthernetCardLegacyNetworkBackingInfo, VirtualEthernetCardNetworkBackingInfo, VirtualFloppyDeviceBackingInfo, VirtualParallelPortDeviceBackingInfo, VirtualPCIPassthroughDeviceBackingInfo, VirtualPointingDeviceDeviceBackingInfo, VirtualSCSIPassthroughDeviceBackingInfo, VirtualSerialPortDeviceBackingInfo, VirtualSoundCardDeviceBackingInfo, VirtualUSBRemoteHostBackingInfo, VirtualUSBUSBBackingInfo
Extends: VirtualDeviceBackingInfo

Data Object Description

The VirtualDeviceDeviceBackingInfo data object type defines information about a host device or resource that backs a device in a virtual machine.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
deviceName	xsd:string	The name of the device on the host system.
useAutoDetect*	xsd:boolean	Indicates whether the device should be auto detected instead of directly specified. If this value is set to TRUE, deviceName is ignored. *Since* VI API 2.5
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceBackingInfo
None
Properties inherited from DynamicData
dynamicProperty, dynamicType

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition

         <complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="VirtualDeviceDeviceBackingInfo">
            <complexContent>
               <extension base="vim25:VirtualDeviceBackingInfo">
                  <sequence>
                     <element name="deviceName" type="xsd:string"/>
                     <element name="useAutoDetect" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/>
                  </sequence>
               </extension>
            </complexContent>
         </complexType>