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vcenter vm hardware parallel: backing info

The backing_info structure contains information about the physical resource backing a virtual parallel port.

Representation:

{
    "file" : "string",
    "auto_detect" : true,
    "type" : "FILE",
    "host_device" : "string"
}

Attributes:

Name Type Description
Required
type string Backing type for the virtual parallel port.

Defines the valid backing types for a virtual parallel port. Value is one of:
FILE: Virtual parallel port is backed by a file.
HOST_DEVICE: Virtual parallel port is backed by a device on the host where the virtual machine is running.
Optional
file string Path of the file backing the virtual parallel port.

Optional. It is only relevant when type has value FILE. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of type is FILE.
host_device string Name of the device backing the virtual parallel port.

Optional. It is only relevant when type has value HOST_DEVICE. This field will be unset if auto_detect is true and the virtual parallel port is not connected or no suitable device is available on the host.
auto_detect boolean Flag indicating whether the virtual parallel port 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.