Enum Description

Enum Constants

Name	Description
vmNptConflictingIOChainConfigured	Some networking feature has placed a conflicting IOChain on the network adapter, which prevents VMDirectPath Gen 2. Examples include DVFilter.
vmNptConflictingOperationInProgress	VMDirectPath Gen 2 is temporarily suspended while the virtual machine executes an operation such as suspend.
vmNptDisabledOrDisconnectedAdapter	The virtual machine's network adapter is disabled or disconnected, and thus is not participating in VMDirectPath Gen 2.
vmNptFaultToleranceOrRecordReplayConfigured	The virtual machine is configured for Fault Tolerance or Record & Replay, which prevents VMDirectPath Gen 2.
vmNptIncompatibleAdapterFeatures	The virtual machine's network adapter has features enabled which preclude it participating in VMDirectPath Gen 2 such as INT-x or PXE booting.
vmNptIncompatibleAdapterType	The device type does not support VMDirectPath Gen 2. See vmDirectPathGen2Supported
vmNptIncompatibleBackingType	The device backing is not a DistributedVirtualPortBacking.
vmNptIncompatibleGuest	The virtual machine's guest OS does not support VMDirectPath Gen 2.
vmNptIncompatibleGuestDriver	The virtual machine's guest network driver does not support VMDirectPath Gen 2.
vmNptInsufficientMemoryReservation	The virtual machine does not have full memory reservation required to activate VMDirectPath Gen 2.
vmNptMonitorBlocks	The virtual machine monitor is exercising functionality which which prevents VMDirectPath Gen 2.
vmNptOutOfIntrVector	VMDirectPath Gen 2 is unavailable due to host run out of intr vector in host. Guest can configure the vNIC to use less rx/tx queues or use MSI instead of MSIX.
vmNptRuntimeError	VMDirectPath Gen 2 is unavailable due to an unforeseen runtime error in the virtualization platform (typically resource constraints.)
vmNptVMCIActive	VMDirectPath Gen 2 is unavailable due to Incompatibe feature VMCI is active in the current VM. Kill the relevant VMCI application(s) and restart the VM will allow the vNIC(s) to enter passthrough mode. *Since* vSphere API 5.1

Name

Description

vmNptConflictingIOChainConfigured

Some networking feature has placed a conflicting IOChain on the network adapter, which prevents VMDirectPath Gen 2. Examples include DVFilter.

vmNptConflictingOperationInProgress

VMDirectPath Gen 2 is temporarily suspended while the virtual machine executes an operation such as suspend.

vmNptDisabledOrDisconnectedAdapter

The virtual machine's network adapter is disabled or disconnected, and thus is not participating in VMDirectPath Gen 2.

vmNptFaultToleranceOrRecordReplayConfigured

The virtual machine is configured for Fault Tolerance or Record & Replay, which prevents VMDirectPath Gen 2.

vmNptIncompatibleAdapterFeatures

The virtual machine's network adapter has features enabled which preclude it participating in VMDirectPath Gen 2 such as INT-x or PXE booting.

vmNptIncompatibleAdapterType

The device type does not support VMDirectPath Gen 2.
See vmDirectPathGen2Supported

vmNptIncompatibleBackingType

The device backing is not a DistributedVirtualPortBacking.

vmNptIncompatibleGuest

The virtual machine's guest OS does not support VMDirectPath Gen 2.

vmNptIncompatibleGuestDriver

The virtual machine's guest network driver does not support VMDirectPath Gen 2.

vmNptInsufficientMemoryReservation

The virtual machine does not have full memory reservation required to activate VMDirectPath Gen 2.

vmNptMonitorBlocks

The virtual machine monitor is exercising functionality which which prevents VMDirectPath Gen 2.

vmNptOutOfIntrVector

VMDirectPath Gen 2 is unavailable due to host run out of intr vector in host. Guest can configure the vNIC to use less rx/tx queues or use MSI instead of MSIX.

vmNptRuntimeError

VMDirectPath Gen 2 is unavailable due to an unforeseen runtime error in the virtualization platform (typically resource constraints.)

vmNptVMCIActive

VMDirectPath Gen 2 is unavailable due to Incompatibe feature VMCI is active in the current VM. Kill the relevant VMCI application(s) and restart the VM will allow the vNIC(s) to enter passthrough mode.

Since vSphere API 5.1

Show WSDL type definition

         <simpleType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="VirtualMachineDeviceRuntimeInfoVirtualEthernetCardRuntimeStateVmDirectPathGen2InactiveReasonVm">
            <restriction base="xsd:string">
               <enumeration value="vmNptIncompatibleGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="vmNptIncompatibleGuestDriver"/>
               <enumeration value="vmNptIncompatibleAdapterType"/>
               <enumeration value="vmNptDisabledOrDisconnectedAdapter"/>
               <enumeration value="vmNptIncompatibleAdapterFeatures"/>
               <enumeration value="vmNptIncompatibleBackingType"/>
               <enumeration value="vmNptInsufficientMemoryReservation"/>
               <enumeration value="vmNptFaultToleranceOrRecordReplayConfigured"/>
               <enumeration value="vmNptConflictingIOChainConfigured"/>
               <enumeration value="vmNptMonitorBlocks"/>
               <enumeration value="vmNptConflictingOperationInProgress"/>
               <enumeration value="vmNptRuntimeError"/>
               <enumeration value="vmNptOutOfIntrVector"/>
               <enumeration value="vmNptVMCIActive"/>
            </restriction>
         </simpleType>

Enum - VirtualMachineDeviceRuntimeInfoVirtualEthernetCardRuntimeStateVmDirectPathGen2InactiveReasonVm(vim.vm.DeviceRuntimeInfo.VirtualEthernetCardRuntimeState.VmDirectPathGen2InactiveReasonVm)

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