# Data Object - VirtualDiskRawDiskMappingVer1BackingOption(vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.RawDiskMappingVer1BackingOption)

Extends
  VirtualDeviceDeviceBackingOption
See also
  ChoiceOption
Since
  2.0

## Data Object Description

The VirtualDiskOption.RawDiskMappingVer1BackingOption object type contains the available options when backing a virtual disk using a raw device mapping on ESX Server 2.5 or 3.x.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
compatibilityMode | ChoiceOption | The supported raw disk mapping compatibility modes. See VirtualDiskCompatibilityMode
descriptorFileNameExtensions* | ChoiceOption | Valid extensions for the filename of the optional raw disk mapping descriptor file. This is present only for ESX Server 3.x and greater hosts.
diskMode | ChoiceOption | The disk mode. Valid values are: vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.DiskMode#persistent vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.DiskMode#independent_persistent vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.DiskMode#independent_nonpersistent See VirtualDiskMode
uuid | xsd:boolean | Flag to indicate whether this backing supports disk UUID property. Since VI API 2.5
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceDeviceBackingOption
autoDetectAvailable
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceBackingOption
type
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="VirtualDiskRawDiskMappingVer1BackingOption"> <complexContent> <extension base="vim25:VirtualDeviceDeviceBackingOption"> <sequence> <element name="descriptorFileNameExtensions" type="vim25:ChoiceOption" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="compatibilityMode" type="vim25:ChoiceOption"/> <element name="diskMode" type="vim25:ChoiceOption"/> <element name="uuid" type="xsd:boolean"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>