VmHardwareFloppyBackingSpec

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


Properties

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.


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.


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.

Possible values are: IMAGE_FILEHOST_DEVICECLIENT_DEVICE

JSON Example

{
	"type": "IMAGE_FILE"
}

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