# Enum - CnsVolumeType(vim.cns.VolumeType)

Since
  vSAN API vSAN 6.7U3

## Enum Description

Enumerate types of container volume based on the type of backing for the volume.

Enum Constants

Name | Description
--- | ---
BLOCK | for volume backed by a block device.
FILE | Since vSAN API 7.0
VolumeType_Unknown | represent the value 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="CnsVolumeType"> <restriction base="xsd:string"> <enumeration value="BLOCK"/> <enumeration value="FILE"/> <enumeration value="VolumeType_Unknown"/> </restriction> </simpleType>