# Data Object - VirtualDeviceBackingOption(vim.vm.device.VirtualDeviceOption.BackingOption)

Property of
  VirtualDeviceOption
Extended by
  VirtualDeviceDeviceBackingOption, VirtualDeviceFileBackingOption, VirtualDevicePipeBackingOption, VirtualDeviceRemoteDeviceBackingOption, VirtualDeviceURIBackingOption, VirtualEthernetCardDVPortBackingOption, VirtualEthernetCardOpaqueNetworkBackingOption, VirtualPCIPassthroughPluginBackingOption, VirtualSerialPortThinPrintBackingOption, VirtualSriovEthernetCardSriovBackingOption
Extends
  DynamicData

## Data Object Description

The VirtualDeviceBackingOption data class defines options for device-specific virtual backing objects.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | xsd:string | The name of the class the client should use to instantiate backing for the virtual device.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="VirtualDeviceBackingOption"> <complexContent> <extension base="vim25:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="type" type="xsd:string"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>