REST API - backing

vcenter vm hardware cdrom: backing info

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

Representation:

JSON

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

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.