VmHardwareCdromBackingSpec

The Cdrom.BackingSpec structure provides a specification of the physical resource backing a virtual CD-ROM device.

Properties

VmHardwareCdromDeviceAccessType Enum

device_access_type Optional

Access type for the device backing. If unset, defaults to EMULATION.

Possible values are: EMULATION , PASSTHRU , PASSTHRU_EXCLUSIVE

string

host_device Optional

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

string

iso_file Optional

Path of the image file that should be used as the virtual CD-ROM device backing. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of Cdrom.BackingSpec.type is ISO_FILE.

VmHardwareCdromBackingType Enum

type Required

Backing type for the virtual CD-ROM device.

Possible values are: ISO_FILE , HOST_DEVICE , CLIENT_DEVICE

JSON Example

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{
    "type": "enum"
}

{
    "device_access_type": "enum",
    "host_device": "string",
    "iso_file": "string",
    "type": "enum"
}

Property Of

VmHardwareCdromUpdateSpec
VmHardwareCdromCreateSpec

VmHardwareCdromBackingSpec

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