Table 3 Network device icons
Icon | Description |
| Disk |
DVD
Tape
Burner
Changer
File
Directory (folder)
Storage adapter
A question mark within the device icon, such as 
, indicates that the type of device cannot be determined. The device type cannot be determined, for example, when the device has been removed from the VM Host but not from the virtual machine.
Virtual device type:
•The virtual device type and subset of the hardware path are shown with each virtual device. This also indicates how the device is being used in the virtual machine.
Backing device:
The storage that backs a virtual device does not necessarily need to be the same type as the virtual device itself; for example, a file can be the backing storage for virtual disks or virtual DVDs. A file can be selected as a backing device for one of two purposes:
•The file is intended to represent the capacity of a virtual storage device. This storage space is treated like a disk drive and can be used the way a disk drive is used (for example, by a storage manager, or a raw device).
•The file is intended to represent a DVD or CD. In these cases, the file is an .ISO image of the actual media.
A directory can be a backing device for a virtual DVD. A directory backing device is equivalent to a physical DVD drive that is empty (the DVD was ejected or has not been inserted). The list of files in the backing directory are ISO files, each representing a physical DVD that can be inserted and used as the backing device.
If you eject a
