Vm_Hardware_Floppy_BackingSpec

The Floppy.BackingSpec structure provides a specification of the physical resource backing a virtual floppy drive.

JSON Example

{
    "type": "string",
    "image_file": "string",
    "host_device": "string"
}

Vm_Hardware_Floppy_BackingType

type

Required

The Floppy.BackingType enumerated type defines the valid backing types for a virtual floppy drive.
IMAGE_FILE : Virtual floppy drive is backed by an image file.
HOST_DEVICE : Virtual floppy drive is backed by a device on the host where the virtual machine is running.
CLIENT_DEVICE : Virtual floppy drive is backed by a device on the client that is connected to the virtual machine console.

string

image_file

Optional

Path of the image file that should be used as the virtual floppy drive backing. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of Floppy.BackingSpec.type is IMAGE_FILE.

string

host_device

Optional

Name of the device that should be used as the virtual floppy drive backing. If unset, the virtual floppy drive will be configured to automatically detect a suitable host device.