Data Object - HostVirtualNic

Property of: HostNetworkInfo, HostVMotionNetConfig, VirtualNicManagerNetConfig
Extends: DynamicData
See also: HostPortGroupPort, HostVirtualNicSpec

Data Object Description

This data object type describes a virtual network adapter representing an adapter that connects to a virtual switch. A VirtualNic differs from a PhysicalNic in that the latter corresponds to a physical device that is connected to the physical network. The former is a virtual device that is connected to a virtual switch. A VirtualNic accesses the external network through a virtual switch that is bridged through a PhysicalNic to a physical network.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
device	xsd:string	Device name.
key	xsd:string	The linkable identifier.
port*	xsd:string	The port on the port group that the virtual network adapter is using when it is enabled.
portgroup	xsd:string	If the vnic is connecting to a vSwitch, this property is the name of portgroup connected. If the vnic is connecting to a DistributedVirtualSwitch, this property is an empty string.
spec	HostVirtualNicSpec	The configurable properties for the virtual network adapter object.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
dynamicProperty, dynamicType

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition

         <complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="HostVirtualNic">
            <complexContent>
               <extension base="vim25:DynamicData">
                  <sequence>
                     <element name="device" type="xsd:string"/>
                     <element name="key" type="xsd:string"/>
                     <element name="portgroup" type="xsd:string"/>
                     <element name="spec" type="vim25:HostVirtualNicSpec"/>
                     <element name="port" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
                  </sequence>
               </extension>
            </complexContent>
         </complexType>