# Data Object - VirtualDeviceConnectInfo(vim.vm.device.VirtualDevice.ConnectInfo)

Property of
  VirtualDevice
Extends
  DynamicData

## Data Object Description

The `VirtualDeviceConnectInfo` data object type contains information about connectable virtual devices.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
allowGuestControl | xsd:boolean | Enables guest control over whether the connectable device is connected.
connected | xsd:boolean | Indicates whether the device is currently connected. Valid only while the virtual machine is running.
startConnected | xsd:boolean | Specifies whether or not to connect the device when the virtual machine starts.
status* | xsd:string | Indicates the current status of the connectable device. Valid only while the virtual machine is running. The set of possible values is described in VirtualDeviceConnectInfoStatus Since vSphere API 4.0
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:pbm="urn:pbm" name="VirtualDeviceConnectInfo"> <complexContent> <extension base="pbm:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="startConnected" type="xsd:boolean"/> <element name="allowGuestControl" type="xsd:boolean"/> <element name="connected" type="xsd:boolean"/> <element name="status" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>