# Enum - VirtualMachineWindowsQuiesceSpecVssBackupContext(vim.vm.WindowsQuiesceSpec.VssBackupContext)

Since
  vSphere API 6.5

## Enum Description

The VSS Snapshot Context VSS_SNAPSHOT_CONTEXT values not listed below are not implemented.

Enum Constants

Name | Description
--- | ---
ctx_auto | The context value indicates auto selection of VSS snapshot context. The ctx_backup may make Windows VSS-aware applications quiescing during backup. The ctx_auto makes VMTools select ctx_file_share_backup context if ctx_backup is not available.
ctx_backup | Indicate VSS_CTX_BACKUP.
ctx_file_share_backup | Indicate VSS_CTX_FILE_SHARE_BACKUP.

Show WSDL type definition
<simpleType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="VirtualMachineWindowsQuiesceSpecVssBackupContext"> <restriction base="xsd:string"> <enumeration value="ctx_auto"/> <enumeration value="ctx_backup"/> <enumeration value="ctx_file_share_backup"/> </restriction> </simpleType>