REST API - backing

vcenter vm hardware serial: backing info

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

Representation:

JSON

{
    "proxy" : "http://myurl.com",
    "file" : "string",
    "auto_detect" : true,
    "pipe" : "string",
    "type" : "FILE",
    "host_device" : "string",
    "no_rx_loss" : true,
    "network_location" : "http://myurl.com"
}

Attributes:

Name	Type	Description
Required
type	string	Backing type for the virtual serial port. Defines the valid backing types for a virtual serial port. Value is one of: FILE: Virtual serial port is backed by a file. HOST_DEVICE: Virtual serial port is backed by a device on the host where the virtual machine is running. PIPE_SERVER: Virtual serial port is backed by a named pipe server. The virtual machine will accept a connection from a host application or another virtual machine on the same host. This is useful for capturing debugging information sent through the virtual serial port. PIPE_CLIENT: Virtual serial port is backed by a named pipe client. The virtual machine will connect to the named pipe provided by a host application or another virtual machine on the same host. This is useful for capturing debugging information sent through the virtual serial port. NETWORK_SERVER: Virtual serial port is backed by a network server. This backing may be used to create a network-accessible serial port on the virtual machine, accepting a connection from a remote system. NETWORK_CLIENT: Virtual serial port is backed by a network client. This backing may be used to create a network-accessible serial port on the virtual machine, initiating a connection to a remote system.
Optional
file	string	Path of the file backing the virtual serial 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 serial 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 serial port is not connected or no suitable device is available on the host.
auto_detect	boolean	Flag indicating whether the virtual serial 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.
pipe	string	Name of the pipe backing the virtual serial port. Optional. It is only relevant when type has value [PIPE_SERVER, PIPE_CLIENT]. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is one of PIPE_SERVER or PIPE_CLIENT.
no_rx_loss	boolean	Flag that enables optimized data transfer over the pipe. When the value is true, the host buffers data to prevent data overrun. This allows the virtual machine to read all of the data transferred over the pipe with no data loss. Optional. It is only relevant when type has value [PIPE_SERVER, PIPE_CLIENT]. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is one of PIPE_SERVER or PIPE_CLIENT.
network_location	URI	URI specifying the location of the network service backing the virtual serial port. If vcenter.vm.hardware.serial.backing_info.type is NETWORK_SERVER, this field is the location used by clients to connect to this server. The hostname part of the URI should either be empty or should specify the address of the host on which the virtual machine is running. If vcenter.vm.hardware.serial.backing_info.type is NETWORK_CLIENT, this field is the location used by the virtual machine to connect to the remote server. Optional. It is only relevant when type has value [NETWORK_SERVER, NETWORK_CLIENT]. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is one of NETWORK_SERVER or NETWORK_CLIENT.
proxy	URI	Proxy service that provides network access to the network backing. If set, the virtual machine initiates a connection with the proxy service and forwards the traffic to the proxy. Optional. It is only relevant when type has value [NETWORK_SERVER, NETWORK_CLIENT]. If unset, no proxy service is configured.