BackupDeviceType Enumeration

The BackupDeviceType enumeration contains values that are used to specify the backup device type.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.SqlEnum (in microsoft.sqlserver.sqlenum.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Enumeration BackupDeviceType

public enum BackupDeviceType

public enum class BackupDeviceType

public enum BackupDeviceType

public enum BackupDeviceType

Member name	Description
CDRom	Reserved for future use.
Disk	Device is a disk file created on the hard disk.
FloppyA	Device is a disk file created on the removable media in a floppy disk drive.
FloppyB	Device is a disk file create on the removable media in drive B
Pipe	Device is a named pipe.
Tape	Device is a tape drive.
Unknown	Device type is not valid.

The BackupDeviceType enumeration class is served by the BackupDevice class.

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.