# Data Object - VirtualControllerOption(vim.vm.device.VirtualControllerOption)

Extended by
  VirtualIDEControllerOption, VirtualNVMEControllerOption, VirtualPCIControllerOption, VirtualPS2ControllerOption, VirtualSATAControllerOption, VirtualSCSIControllerOption, VirtualSIOControllerOption, VirtualUSBControllerOption, VirtualUSBXHCIControllerOption
Extends
  VirtualDeviceOption
See also
  IntOption

## Data Object Description

The VirtualControllerOption data object type contains information about a virtual controller type.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
devices | IntOption | The minimum and maximum number of devices this controller can control at run time.
supportedDevice* | xsd:string[] | Array of supported device options for this controller.
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceOption
autoAssignController, backingOption, busSlotOption, connectOption, controllerType, defaultBackingOptionIndex, deprecated, hotRemoveSupported, licensingLimit, plugAndPlay, type
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:sms="urn:sms" name="VirtualControllerOption"> <complexContent> <extension base="sms:VirtualDeviceOption"> <sequence> <element name="devices" type="sms:IntOption"/> <element name="supportedDevice" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>