VirtualDiskSparseVer1BackingOption
VirtualDiskSparseVer1BackingOption
This data object type contains the available options when backing a virtual disk using a host file with the sparse file format from GSX Server 2.x.
AllOf
This class requires all of the following:
JSON Example
{
"_typeName": "string",
"type": "string",
"fileNameExtensions": {
"_typeName": "string",
"valueIsReadonly": false,
"choiceInfo": [
{
"_typeName": "string",
"label": "string",
"summary": "string",
"key": "string"
}
],
"defaultIndex": 0
},
"diskModes": {
"_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
}
split
Required
Flag to indicate whether or not the host supports allowing the client to select whether or not a sparse disk should be split.
writeThrough
Required
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.
boolean
growable
Required
Flag to indicate whether this backing can have its size changed.