# Data Object - VirtualUSBOption(vim.vm.device.VirtualUSBOption)

Extends
  VirtualDeviceOption
Since
  2.0

## Data Object Description

The VirtualUSBOption data object type contains options for USB device configuration on a virtual machine. The vSphere API supports the following options:

- Local host USB connection (VirtualUSBUSBBackingOption)
- Remote host USB connection (VirtualUSBRemoteHostBackingOption)

For information about USB device configuration, see VirtualUSB.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
None
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceOption
autoAssignController, backingOption, busSlotOption, connectOption, controllerType, defaultBackingOptionIndex, deprecated, hotRemoveSupported, licensingLimit, numaSupported, plugAndPlay, type
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:pbm="urn:pbm" name="VirtualUSBOption"> <complexContent> <extension base="pbm:VirtualDeviceOption"> <sequence> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>