1. Types
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5. floppy

## vcenter vm hardware floppy: backing info

The `backing_info` structure contains information about the physical resource backing a virtual floppy drive.

### Representations:

- JSON
- XML

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

#### 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 backing the virtual floppy drive. 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 host device backing the virtual floppy drive. Optional. It is only relevant when type has value HOST_DEVICE. This field will be unset if `auto_detect` is true and the virtual floppy drive is not connected or no suitable device is available on the host.
auto_detect | boolean | Flag indicating whether the virtual floppy drive is configured to automatically detect a suitable host device. Optional. It is only relevant when type has value HOST_DEVICE. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is HOST_DEVICE.