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Data Object - HostVirtualNic(vim.host.VirtualNic)

Property of

HostNetworkInfo, HostOpaqueSwitch, HostVMotionNetConfig, IscsiPortInfo, VirtualNicManagerNetConfig

Extends

DynamicData

See also

HostPortGroupPort, HostVirtualNicSpec

Since

2.0

Data Object Description

The HostVirtualNic data object describes a virtual network adapter that connects to a virtual switch. A host virtual NIC differs from a physical NIC:

• A host virtual NIC is a virtual device that is connected to a virtual switch.
• A physical NIC (pnic) corresponds to a physical device that is connected to the physical network.

A host virtual NIC provides access to the external network through a virtual switch that is bridged through a Physical NIC to a physical network.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
device	xsd:string	Device name.
key	xsd:string	Linkable identifier.
port*	xsd:string	Port(port) on the port group that the virtual NIC is using when it is enabled. If the Virtual NIC is connected to DistributedVirtualSwitch or opaque network, this property is unset.
portgroup	xsd:string	If the Virtual NIC is connecting to a vSwitch, this property is the name of portgroup connected. If the Virtual NIC is connecting to a DistributedVirtualSwitch or opaque network, this property is an empty string.
spec	HostVirtualNicSpec	Configurable properties for the virtual network adapter object.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
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