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Data Object - VirtualDeviceDeviceBackingInfo(vim.vm.device.VirtualDevice.DeviceBackingInfo)

Extended by

VirtualCdromAtapiBackingInfo, VirtualCdromPassthroughBackingInfo, VirtualDiskRawDiskVer2BackingInfo, VirtualEthernetCardLegacyNetworkBackingInfo, VirtualEthernetCardNetworkBackingInfo, VirtualFloppyDeviceBackingInfo, VirtualParallelPortDeviceBackingInfo, VirtualPCIPassthroughDeviceBackingInfo, VirtualPCIPassthroughDynamicBackingInfo, VirtualPointingDeviceDeviceBackingInfo, VirtualSCSIPassthroughDeviceBackingInfo, VirtualSerialPortDeviceBackingInfo, VirtualSoundCardDeviceBackingInfo, VirtualUSBRemoteHostBackingInfo, VirtualUSBUSBBackingInfo

Extends

VirtualDeviceBackingInfo

Since

2.0

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
None

*Need not be set
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