# Data Object - VslmCreateSpecBackingSpec(vim.vslm.CreateSpec.BackingSpec)

Property of
  VslmCreateSpec, VslmMigrateSpec
Extended by
  VslmCreateSpecDiskFileBackingSpec, VslmCreateSpecRawDiskMappingBackingSpec
Extends
  DynamicData
See also
  Datastore
Since
  vSphere API 6.5

## Data Object Description

Specification of the backing of a virtual storage object.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
datastore | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore managed object where this backing is located.
path* | xsd:string | Relative location in the specified datastore where disk needs to be created. If not specified disk gets created at the defualt VStorageObject location on the specified datastore. Since vSphere API 6.7
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="VslmCreateSpecBackingSpec"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="datastore" type="vsan:ManagedObjectReference"/> <element name="path" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>