# Enum - IoFilterType(vim.IoFilterManager.IoFilterType)

Since
  vSphere API 6.5

## Enum Description

Defines the type of an IO Filter.

Enum Constants

Name | Description
--- | ---
cache | Cache.
compression | Compression.
dataCapture | Lightweight Data Capture. Since vSphere API 7.0.2.1
dataProvider | Data Provider.
datastoreIoControl | Datastore I/O Control.
encryption | Encryption.
inspection | Inspection.
replication | Replication.

Show WSDL type definition
<simpleType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="IoFilterType"> <restriction base="xsd:string"> <enumeration value="cache"/> <enumeration value="replication"/> <enumeration value="encryption"/> <enumeration value="compression"/> <enumeration value="inspection"/> <enumeration value="datastoreIoControl"/> <enumeration value="dataProvider"/> <enumeration value="dataCapture"/> </restriction> </simpleType>