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Data Object - VirtualDeviceConfigSpec(vim.vm.device.VirtualDeviceSpec)
- Property of
- VirtualMachineConfigSpec, VirtualMachineRelocateSpec
- Extended by
- VirtualDiskConfigSpec
- Extends
- DynamicData
- See also
- VirtualDevice, VirtualDeviceConfigSpecBackingSpec, VirtualDeviceConfigSpecFileOperation, VirtualDeviceConfigSpecOperation, VirtualMachineBaseIndependentFilterSpec, VirtualMachineProfileSpec
- Since
- 2.0
Data Object Description
The VirtualDeviceSpec data object type encapsulates change specifications for an individual virtual device. The virtual device being added or modified must be fully specified.Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| backing* | VirtualDeviceConfigSpecBackingSpec |
BackingInfo configuration options.
Each BackingSpec corresponds to a BackingInfo object. The member
backing refers to the
device.backing.
Since vSphere API Release 6.5 |
| changeMode* | xsd:string |
The change mode of the device.
The values of the mode will be one of ChangeMode enumerations.
On unset, default to 'fail'.
Since vSphere API Release 8.0.0.1 |
| device | VirtualDevice |
Device specification, with all necessary properties set.
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| fileOperation* | VirtualDeviceConfigSpecFileOperation |
Type of operation being performed on the backing
of the specified virtual device.
If no file operation is specified in the VirtualDeviceSpec,
then any backing filenames in the
VirtualDevice
must refer to files that already exist.
The "replace" and "delete" values for this property are only
applicable to virtual disk backing files.
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| filterSpec* | VirtualMachineBaseIndependentFilterSpec[] |
List of independent filters VirtualMachineIndependentFilterSpec
to configure on the virtual device.
Since vSphere API Release 7.0.2.1 |
| operation* | VirtualDeviceConfigSpecOperation |
Type of operation being performed on the specified virtual device.
If no operation is specified, the spec. is ignored.
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| profile* | VirtualMachineProfileSpec[] |
Virtual Device Profile requirement.
Profiles are solution specifics.
Storage Profile Based Management(SPBM) is a vSphere server extension.
The API users who want to provision VMs using Storage Profiles, need to
interact with SPBM service.
This is an optional parameter and if user doesn't specify profile,
the default behavior will apply.
Since vSphere API Release 5.5 |
| Properties inherited from DynamicData | ||
| None | ||
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