Data Object - DVSFeatureCapability

Property of
DVSCapability
Returned by
QueryDvsFeatureCapability
Extended by
VMwareDVSFeatureCapability
Extends
DynamicData
Since
vSphere API 4.1

Data Object Description

The DVSFeatureCapability data object represents the capabilities supported by a DistributedVirtualSwitch. These properties are read-only with the exception of vmDirectPathGen2Supported.

Properties

Name Type Description
networkResourceManagementSupportedxsd:booleanDeprecated. As of vSphere API 5.0, use networkResourceManagementCapability.networkResourceManagementSupported.

Indicates whether network I/O control is supported on the vSphere Distributed Switch.
networkResourcePoolHighShareValue*xsd:intDeprecated. As of vSphere API 5.0, use networkResourceManagementCapability.networkResourcePoolHighShareValue.

This is the value for high in shares. This implicitly defines the legal range of share values to be between 1 and this. This also defines values for other level types, such as normal being one half of this value and low being one fourth of this value.
nicTeamingPolicy*xsd:string[]

The available teaming modes for the vSphere Distributed Switch. The value can be one or more of DistributedVirtualSwitchNicTeamingPolicyMode.
vmDirectPathGen2Supportedxsd:boolean

Indicates whether VMDirectPath Gen 2 is supported on the distributed virtual switch. See HostCapability.vmDirectPathGen2Supported and PhysicalNic.vmDirectPathGen2Supported.

For a third-party distributed switch implementation, you can specify this property during switch creation or when you call the UpdateDvsCapability method.

VMDirectPath Gen 2 is supported in vSphere Distributed Switch Version 4.1 or later.

Properties inherited from DynamicData
None
*Need not be set