# Enum - DpVssBackupType(dp.vpx.VssBackupType)

Since
  vSAN API 8.0.0.2

## Enum Description

Indicates the backup type for a VSS snapshot. Applicable only for windows VMs. Refer to {@code VSS_BACKUP_TYPE} enumeration on MSDN.

Enum Constants

Name | Description
--- | ---
vssBackupTypeCopy | This correlates to {@code VSS_BT_COPY}, whereby files on disk will be copied, regardless of the state of each file's backup history, and the backup history will not be updated.
vssBackupTypeFull | This correlates to {@code VSS_BT_FULL}, whereby a full backup is requested, regardless of whether files have been marked as backed up or not.
vssBackupTypeUnknown | The value to be used when the older version client cannot recognize the enum value.

Show WSDL type definition
<simpleType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="DpVssBackupType"> <restriction base="xsd:string"> <enumeration value="vssBackupTypeFull"/> <enumeration value="vssBackupTypeCopy"/> <enumeration value="vssBackupTypeUnknown"/> </restriction> </simpleType>