Data Object - VirtualDiskFlatVer1BackingInfo

Extends: VirtualDeviceFileBackingInfo

Data Object Description

The VirtualDisk.FlatVer1BackingInfo data object type contains information about backing a virtual disk by using a virtual disk file on the host, in the flat file format used by GSX Server 2.x.

Flat disks are allocated when created, unlike sparse disks, which grow as needed.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
diskMode	xsd:string	The disk persistence mode. Valid modes are: persistent nonpersistent undoable
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.
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
Show WSDL type definition

         <complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" name="VirtualDiskFlatVer1BackingInfo">
            <complexContent>
               <extension base="vim2:VirtualDeviceFileBackingInfo">
                  <sequence>
                     <element name="diskMode" type="xsd:string"/>
                     <element name="split" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/>
                     <element name="writeThrough" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/>
                  </sequence>
               </extension>
            </complexContent>
         </complexType>