1. Types
2. vcenter
3. vm
4. hardware
5. floppy

## vcenter vm hardware floppy: backing spec

The `backing_spec` structure provides a specification of the physical resource backing a virtual floppy drive.

### Representations:

- JSON
- XML

{
"host_device": "string",
"image_file": "string",
"type": "IMAGE_FILE"
}
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<ns0:BackingSpec xmlns:ns0="http://vmware.com/vcenter/vm/hardware/floppy" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<image_file>string</image_file>
<type>IMAGE_FILE</type>
<host_device>string</host_device>
</ns0:BackingSpec>

#### Attributes:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
Required
type | string | Backing type for the virtual floppy drive. Defines the valid backing types for a virtual floppy drive. Value is one of: IMAGE_FILE: Virtual floppy drive is backed by an image file. HOST_DEVICE: Virtual floppy drive is backed by a device on the host where the virtual machine is running. CLIENT_DEVICE: Virtual floppy drive is backed by a device on the client that is connected to the virtual machine console.
Optional
image_file | string | Path of the image file that should be used as the virtual floppy drive backing. Optional. It is only relevant when type has value IMAGE_FILE. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is IMAGE_FILE.
host_device | string | Name of the device that should be used as the virtual floppy drive backing. Optional. It is only relevant when type has value HOST_DEVICE. If unset, the virtual floppy drive will be configured to automatically detect a suitable host device.