# Data Object - VmfsDatastoreMultipleExtentOption(vim.host.VmfsDatastoreOption.MultipleExtentInfo)

Extends
  VmfsDatastoreBaseOption
See also
  HostDiskPartitionBlockRange
Since
  2.0

## Data Object Description

Datastore addition policy to use multiple extents on the disk for a VMFS datastore. Multiple extents implies that more than one disk partition will be created on the disk for creating or increasing the capacity of a VMFS datastore. Multiple extents are needed when unpartitioned space is fragmented in the existing partition layout of the disk.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
vmfsExtent | HostDiskPartitionBlockRange[] | The block ranges to be used as extents in a VMFS datastore. The first block range will be the head partition.
Properties inherited from VmfsDatastoreBaseOption
layout, partitionFormatChange
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:pbm="urn:pbm" name="VmfsDatastoreMultipleExtentOption"> <complexContent> <extension base="pbm:VmfsDatastoreBaseOption"> <sequence> <element name="vmfsExtent" type="pbm:HostDiskPartitionBlockRange" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>