# Data Object - VirtualDevicePipeBackingInfo(vim.vm.device.VirtualDevice.PipeBackingInfo)

Extended by
  VirtualSerialPortPipeBackingInfo
Extends
  VirtualDeviceBackingInfo

## Data Object Description

The `VirtualDevicePipeBackingInfo` data object type defines information for using a named pipe as backing for a device in a virtual machine.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
pipeName | xsd:string | Pipe name for the host pipe associated with this backing.
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceBackingInfo
None
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="VirtualDevicePipeBackingInfo"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:VirtualDeviceBackingInfo"> <sequence> <element name="pipeName" type="xsd:string"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>