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vcenter vm hardware cdrom: backing info

The backing_info structure contains information about the physical resource backing a virtual CD-ROM device.

Representation:

{
    "auto_detect": true,
    "device_access_type": "EMULATION",
    "host_device": "string",
    "iso_file": "string",
    "type": "ISO_FILE"
}

Attributes:

Name Type Description
Required
type string Backing type for the virtual CD-ROM device.

Defines the valid backing types for a virtual CD-ROM device. Value is one of:
ISO_FILE: Virtual CD-ROM device is backed by an ISO file.
HOST_DEVICE: Virtual CD-ROM device is backed by a device on the host where the virtual machine is running.
CLIENT_DEVICE: Virtual CD-ROM device is backed by a device on the client that is connected to the virtual machine console.
Optional
iso_file string Path of the image file backing the virtual CD-ROM device.

Optional. It is only relevant when type has value ISO_FILE. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of type is ISO_FILE.
host_device string Name of the host device backing the virtual CD-ROM device.

Optional. It is only relevant when type has value HOST_DEVICE. This field will be unset if auto_detect is true and the virtual CD-ROM device is not connected or no suitable device is available on the host.
auto_detect boolean Flag indicating whether the virtual CD-ROM device is configured to automatically detect a suitable host device.

Optional. It is only relevant when type has value HOST_DEVICE. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of type is HOST_DEVICE.
device_access_type string Access type for the device backing.

Defines the valid device access types for a physical device packing of a virtual CD-ROM device. Value is one of:
EMULATION: ATAPI or SCSI device emulation.
PASSTHRU: Raw passthru device access.
PASSTHRU_EXCLUSIVE: Raw passthru device access, with exclusive access to the device.Optional. It is only relevant when type has value [HOST_DEVICE, CLIENT_DEVICE]. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of type is one of HOST_DEVICE or CLIENT_DEVICE.