.. _VirtualDiskMode: ../../../../vim/vm/device/VirtualDiskOption/DiskMode.rst

.. _vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption: ../../../../vim/vm/device/VirtualDiskOption.rst

.. _vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.CompatibilityMode: ../../../../vim/vm/device/VirtualDiskOption/CompatibilityMode.rst

vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.CompatibilityMode
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  All known compatibility modes for raw disk mappings. Valid compatibility modes are:
   * virtualMode
   * physicalMode
   * 
  :contained by: `vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption`_

  :type: `vim.vm.device.VirtualDiskOption.CompatibilityMode`_

  :name: physicalMode

values:
--------

physicalMode
   A disk device backed by a physical compatibility mode raw disk mapping cannot use disk modes, and commands are passed straight through to the LUN indicated by the raw disk mapping.

virtualMode
   A disk device backed by a virtual compatibility mode raw disk mapping can use disk modes.See `VirtualDiskMode`_