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vcenter vm hardware parallel: backing spec

The backing_spec structure provides a specification of the physical resource backing a virtual parallel port.

Representation:

{
    "file" : "string",
    "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 that should be used as the virtual parallel port backing.

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 that should be used as the virtual parallel port backing.

Optional. It is only relevant when type has value HOST_DEVICE. If unset, the virtual parallel port will be configured to automatically detect a suitable host device.