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Data Object - VirtualDiskFlatVer1BackingOption(vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.FlatVer1BackingOption)

Extends

VirtualDeviceFileBackingOption

See also

BoolOption, ChoiceOption

Since

2.0

Data Object Description

This data object type contains the available options when backing a virtual disk using a host file with the flat file format from GSX Server 2.x. Flat disks are pre-allocated, whereas sparse disks are grown as needed.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
diskMode	ChoiceOption	The disk mode. Valid disk modes are: vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.DiskMode#persistent vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.DiskMode#nonpersistent vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.DiskMode#undoable vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.DiskMode#independent_persistent vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.DiskMode#independent_nonpersistent vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.DiskMode#append See VirtualDiskMode
growable	xsd:boolean	Flag to indicate whether this backing can have its size changed.
split	BoolOption	Flag to indicate whether or not the host supports allowing the client to select whether or not a disk should be split.
writeThrough	BoolOption	Flag to indicate whether or not the host supports allowing the client to select "writethrough" as a mode for virtual disks. Typically, this is available only for GSX Server Linux hosts.
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceFileBackingOption
fileNameExtensions
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceBackingOption
type
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

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