# Enum - VirtualDeviceURIBackingOptionDirection(vim.vm.device.VirtualDeviceOption.URIBackingOption.Direction)

Since
  vSphere API 4.1

## Enum Description

The `VirtualDeviceURIBackingOptionDirection` enum type provides values for the direction of a network connection.

Enum Constants

Name | Description
--- | ---
client | Indicates that the virtual machine can initiate a connection with a system on the network using the specified serviceURI.
server | Indicates that the virtual machine can listen for a connection on the specified serviceURI.

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