# Data Object - VirtualDiskSeSparseBackingOption(vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.SeSparseBackingOption)

Extends
  VirtualDeviceFileBackingOption
See also
  BoolOption, ChoiceOption, VirtualDiskDeltaDiskFormatsSupported
Since
  vSphere API 5.1

## Data Object Description

Backing options for virtual disks that use the space efficient sparse format.

Space for Flex-SE disks is allocated on demand and optimizations are applied to achieve additional space savings.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
deltaDiskFormatsSupported | VirtualDiskDeltaDiskFormatsSupported[] | Delta disk formats supported for each datastore type.
diskMode | ChoiceOption | The disk mode. Valid disk modes are: vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.DiskMode#persistent vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.DiskMode#independent_persistent vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.DiskMode#independent_nonpersistent 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.
uuid | xsd:boolean | Flag to indicate whether this backing supports disk UUID property.
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:vim25="urn:vim25" name="VirtualDiskSeSparseBackingOption"> <complexContent> <extension base="vim25:VirtualDeviceFileBackingOption"> <sequence> <element name="diskMode" type="vim25:ChoiceOption"/> <element name="writeThrough" type="vim25:BoolOption"/> <element name="growable" type="xsd:boolean"/> <element name="hotGrowable" type="xsd:boolean"/> <element name="uuid" type="xsd:boolean"/> <element name="deltaDiskFormatsSupported" type="vim25:VirtualDiskDeltaDiskFormatsSupported" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>