# Fault - FileBackedPortNotSupported(vim.fault.FileBackedPortNotSupported)

Extends
  DeviceNotSupported
Since
  VI API 2.5

## Fault Description

The virtual machine has a port (either a SerialPort or a ParallelPort) which is backed by a file. This is an error when migrating a virtual machine with the device connected, and can be returned as a subfault of DisallowedMigrationDeviceAttached.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
None
Properties inherited from DeviceNotSupported
device, reason
Properties inherited from VirtualHardwareCompatibilityIssue
None
Properties inherited from VmConfigFault
None
Properties inherited from VimFault
None
Properties inherited from MethodFault
faultCause, faultMessage

Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="FileBackedPortNotSupported"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:DeviceNotSupported"> <sequence> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>