Data Object - VirtualDiskFlatVer2BackingInfo

Extends
VirtualDeviceFileBackingInfo

Data Object Description

This data object type contains information about backing a virtual disk using a virtual disk file on the host, in the flat file format used by VMware Server, ESX Server 2.x, and ESX Server 3.x. Flat disks are allocated when created, unlike sparse disks, which grow as needed.

Properties

Name Type Description
diskModexsd:string

The disk persistence mode. Valid modes are:
  • persistent
  • independent_persistent
  • independent_nonpersistent
  • nonpersistent
  • undoable
  • append

split*xsd:boolean

Flag to indicate the type of virtual disk file: split or monolithic. If true, the virtual disk is stored in multiple files, each 2GB.
thinProvisioned*xsd:boolean

Flag to indicate to the underlying filesystem, whether the virtual disk backing file should be allocated lazily (using thin provisioning). This flag is only used for file systems that support configuring the provisioning policy on a per file basis, such as VMFS3.
See perFileThinProvisioningSupported
uuid*xsd:string

Disk UUID for the virtual disk, if available.

Since VI API 2.5
writeThrough*xsd:boolean

Flag to indicate whether writes should go directly to the file system or should be buffered.
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceFileBackingInfo
datastore, fileName
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceBackingInfo
None
Properties inherited from DynamicData
dynamicProperty, dynamicType
*Need not be set
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