# Data Object - VirtualDiskSparseVer2BackingOption(vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.SparseVer2BackingOption)

Extends
  VirtualDeviceFileBackingOption
See also
  BoolOption, ChoiceOption
Since
  2.0

## Data Object Description

This data object type contains the options available when backing a virtual disk using a host file with the sparse file format from VMware Server.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
diskMode | ChoiceOption | The disk mode. Valid disk modes are: vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.DiskMode#persistent vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.DiskMode#nonpersistent vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.DiskMode#undoable vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.DiskMode#independent_persistent vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.DiskMode#independent_nonpersistent vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.DiskMode#append See VirtualDiskMode
growable | xsd:boolean | Indicates whether or not this disk backing can be extended to larger sizes through a reconfigure operation. If set to true, reconfiguring this virtual disk with a capacityInKB value greater than its current value will grow the disk to the newly specified size.
hotGrowable | xsd:boolean | Indicates whether or not this disk backing can be extended to larger sizes through a reconfigure operation while the virtual machine is powered on. If set to true, reconfiguring this virtual disk with a capacityInKB value greater than its current value will grow the disk to the newly specified size while the virtual machine is powered on. Since VI API 2.5
split | BoolOption | Flag to indicate whether or not the host supports allowing the client to select whether or not a sparse disk should be split.
uuid | xsd:boolean | Flag to indicate whether this backing supports disk UUID property. Since VI API 2.5
writeThrough | BoolOption | Flag to indicate whether or not the host supports allowing the client to select "writethrough" as a mode for virtual disks. Typically, this is available only for VMware Server Linux hosts.
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceFileBackingOption
fileNameExtensions
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceBackingOption
type
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vslm="urn:vslm" name="VirtualDiskSparseVer2BackingOption"> <complexContent> <extension base="vslm:VirtualDeviceFileBackingOption"> <sequence> <element name="diskMode" type="vslm:ChoiceOption"/> <element name="split" type="vslm:BoolOption"/> <element name="writeThrough" type="vslm:BoolOption"/> <element name="growable" type="xsd:boolean"/> <element name="hotGrowable" type="xsd:boolean"/> <element name="uuid" type="xsd:boolean"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>