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Data Object - VirtualDiskSparseVer2BackingOption(vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.SparseVer2BackingOption)

Extends
VirtualDeviceFileBackingOption
See also
BoolOption, ChoiceOption

Data Object Description

This data object type contains the options available when backing a virtual disk using a host file with the sparse file format from VMware Server.

Properties

Name Type Description
diskModeChoiceOption

The disk mode. Valid disk modes are:
See VirtualDiskMode

growablexsd:boolean

Indicates whether or not this disk backing can be extended to larger sizes through a reconfigure operation.

If set to true, reconfiguring this virtual disk with a capacityInKB value greater than its current value will grow the disk to the newly specified size.

hotGrowablexsd:boolean

Indicates whether or not this disk backing can be extended to larger sizes through a reconfigure operation while the virtual machine is powered on.

If set to true, reconfiguring this virtual disk with a capacityInKB value greater than its current value will grow the disk to the newly specified size while the virtual machine is powered on.

Since VI API 2.5
splitBoolOption

Flag to indicate whether or not the host supports allowing the client to select whether or not a sparse disk should be split.
uuidxsd:boolean

Flag to indicate whether this backing supports disk UUID property.

Since VI API 2.5
writeThroughBoolOption

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 VMware Server Linux hosts.
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceFileBackingOption
fileNameExtensions
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceBackingOption
type
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

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