# Data Object - VirtualSATAControllerOption(vim.vm.device.VirtualSATAControllerOption)

Extended by
  VirtualAHCIControllerOption
Extends
  VirtualControllerOption
See also
  IntOption
Since
  vSphere API 5.5

## Data Object Description

The VirtualSATAControllerOption data object type contains the options for a virtual SATA controller defined by the VirtualSATAController data object type.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
numSATACdroms | IntOption | Three properties (numSATACdroms.min, numSATACdroms.max, and numSATACdroms.defaultValue) define the minimum, maximum, and default number of SATA VirtualCdrom instances available in the SATA controller. The number of SATA VirtualCdrom instances is also limited by the number of available slots in the SATA controller.
numSATADisks | IntOption | Three properties (numSATADisks.min, numSATADisks.max, and numSATADisks.defaultValue) define the minimum, maximum, and default number of SATA VirtualDisk instances available at any given time in the SATA controller. The number of SATA VirtualDisk instances is also limited by the number of available slots in the SATA controller.
Properties inherited from VirtualControllerOption
devices, supportedDevice
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceOption
autoAssignController, backingOption, busSlotOption, connectOption, controllerType, defaultBackingOptionIndex, deprecated, hotRemoveSupported, licensingLimit, numaSupported, plugAndPlay, type
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="VirtualSATAControllerOption"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:VirtualControllerOption"> <sequence> <element name="numSATADisks" type="vsan:IntOption"/> <element name="numSATACdroms" type="vsan:IntOption"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>