# Data Object - VirtualDeviceRemoteDeviceBackingOption(vim.vm.device.VirtualDeviceOption.RemoteDeviceBackingOption)

Extended by
  VirtualCdromRemotePassthroughBackingOption, VirtualFloppyRemoteDeviceBackingOption, VirtualUSBRemoteClientBackingOption
Extends
  VirtualDeviceBackingOption
See also
  BoolOption

## Data Object Description

VirtualDeviceOption.RemoteDeviceBackingOption describes the options for a remote device backing. The primary difference between a remote device backing and a local device backing is that the VirtualCenter server cannot provide a list of remote host devices available for this virtual device backing.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
autoDetectAvailable | BoolOption | Flag to indicate whether the specific instance of this device can be auto-detected on the host instead of having to specify a particular physical device. Since VI API 2.5
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceBackingOption
type
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="VirtualDeviceRemoteDeviceBackingOption"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:VirtualDeviceBackingOption"> <sequence> <element name="autoDetectAvailable" type="vsan:BoolOption" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>