VirtualDiskFlatVer2BackingOption
This data object type contains the available options when backing a virtual disk using a host file with the flat file format used in VMware Server and in ESX Server 2.x and greater.
Flat disks are pre-allocated, whereas sparse disks are grown as needed.
{
"_typeName": "string",
"type": "string",
"fileNameExtensions": {
"_typeName": "string",
"valueIsReadonly": false,
"choiceInfo": [
{
"_typeName": "string",
"label": "string",
"summary": "string",
"key": "string"
}
],
"defaultIndex": 0
},
"diskMode": {
"_typeName": "string",
"valueIsReadonly": false,
"choiceInfo": [
{
"_typeName": "string",
"label": "string",
"summary": "string",
"key": "string"
}
],
"defaultIndex": 0
},
"split": {
"_typeName": "string",
"valueIsReadonly": false,
"supported": false,
"defaultValue": false
},
"writeThrough": {
"_typeName": "string",
"valueIsReadonly": false,
"supported": false,
"defaultValue": false
},
"growable": false,
"hotGrowable": false,
"uuid": false,
"thinProvisioned": {
"_typeName": "string",
"valueIsReadonly": false,
"supported": false,
"defaultValue": false
},
"eagerlyScrub": {
"_typeName": "string",
"valueIsReadonly": false,
"supported": false,
"defaultValue": false
},
"deltaDiskFormat": {
"_typeName": "string",
"valueIsReadonly": false,
"choiceInfo": [
{
"_typeName": "string",
"label": "string",
"summary": "string",
"key": "string"
}
],
"defaultIndex": 0
},
"deltaDiskFormatsSupported": [
{
"_typeName": "string",
"datastoreType": "string",
"deltaDiskFormat": {
"_typeName": "string",
"valueIsReadonly": false,
"choiceInfo": [
{
"_typeName": "string",
"label": "string",
"summary": "string",
"key": "string"
}
],
"defaultIndex": 0
}
}
]
}
The ChoiceOption data object type defines a set of supported string values, a localizable description for each value, and the default value.
The BoolOption data object type describes if an option is supported ("true") and if the option is set to "true" or "false" by default.
The BoolOption data object type describes if an option is supported ("true") and if the option is set to "true" or "false" by default.
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.
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.
Flag to indicate whether this backing supports disk UUID property.
The BoolOption data object type describes if an option is supported ("true") and if the option is set to "true" or "false" by default.
The BoolOption data object type describes if an option is supported ("true") and if the option is set to "true" or "false" by default.
The ChoiceOption data object type defines a set of supported string values, a localizable description for each value, and the default value.
Delta disk formats supported for each datastore type.