# Data Object - VirtualMachineFileLayoutExDiskLayout(vim.vm.FileLayoutEx.DiskLayout)

Property of
  VirtualMachineFileLayoutEx, VirtualMachineFileLayoutExSnapshotLayout
Extends
  DynamicData
See also
  VirtualMachineFileLayoutExDiskUnit
Since
  vSphere API 4.0

## Data Object Description

Layout of a virtual disk, including the base- and delta- disks.

A virtual disk typically is made up of a chain of disk-units.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
chain* | VirtualMachineFileLayoutExDiskUnit[] | The disk-unit chain that makes up this virtual disk.
key | xsd:int | Identifier for the virtual disk in device.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="VirtualMachineFileLayoutExDiskLayout"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="key" type="xsd:int"/> <element name="chain" type="vsan:VirtualMachineFileLayoutExDiskUnit" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>