# Enum - VirtualDiskCompatibilityMode(vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.CompatibilityMode)

## Enum Description

All known compatibility modes for raw disk mappings. Valid compatibility modes are:

- virtualMode
- physicalMode

Enum Constants

Name | Description
--- | ---
physicalMode | A disk device backed by a physical compatibility mode raw disk mapping cannot use disk modes, and commands are passed straight through to the LUN indicated by the raw disk mapping.
virtualMode | A disk device backed by a virtual compatibility mode raw disk mapping can use disk modes. See VirtualDiskMode

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