Host Network System Get Capabilities

Capability vector indicating the available product features.

Request

URI

GET

https://{vcenter-host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostNetworkSystem/{moId}/capabilities

COPY

Path Parameters

string

moId

Required

The unique identifier for the managed object to which the property attaches; the serialized managed object reference for a request has the form moType/moId, in this case HostNetworkSystem/{moId}.

string

release

Required

The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 8.0.2.0 APIs.

Authentication

This operation uses the following authentication methods.

Session

Responses

200

Returns HostNetCapabilities of type(s) application/json

This response body class contains all of the following: DataObject

{
    "_typeName": "string",
    "canSetPhysicalNicLinkSpeed": false,
    "supportsNicTeaming": false,
    "nicTeamingPolicy": [
        "string"
    ],
    "supportsVlan": false,
    "usesServiceConsoleNic": false,
    "supportsNetworkHints": false,
    "maxPortGroupsPerVswitch": 0,
    "vswitchConfigSupported": false,
    "vnicConfigSupported": false,
    "ipRouteConfigSupported": false,
    "dnsConfigSupported": false,
    "dhcpOnVnicSupported": false,
    "ipV6Supported": false,
    "backupNfcNiocSupported": false
}

boolean

canSetPhysicalNicLinkSpeed

Required

The flag to indicate whether or not a physical network adapter's link speed and duplex settings can be changed through this API.

For a hosted product, the host uses its physical network adapters for network connectivity. Configuration of link speed is done through regular host operations. In ESX Server, the configuration can be changed through this API.

boolean

supportsNicTeaming

Required

The flag to indicate whether or not network adapter teaming is available.

Multiple network adapters can be bridged to a virtual switch through a BondBridge. Also, network adapter teaming policies such as failover order and detection are enabled.

array of string

nicTeamingPolicy

Optional

The available teaming policies if the platform supports network adapter teaming.

boolean

supportsVlan

Required

The flag to indicate whether or not VLANs can be configured on PortGroups attached to VirtualSwitch objects.

This allows VLANs for virtual machines without requiring special VLAN capable hardware switches.

boolean

usesServiceConsoleNic

Required

The flag to indicate whether or not a service console network adapter is used or required.

This means that the system software has two TCP/IP stacks. As a result, at least two types of VirtualNics may be created -- the normal VirtualNic and the service console VirtualNic. If this is not set, then only the VirtualNic type is supported.

boolean

supportsNetworkHints

Required

The flag to indicate whether or not the host is able to support the querying of network hints.

integer As int32 As int32

maxPortGroupsPerVswitch

Optional

The maximum number of port groups supported per virtual switch.

This property will not be set if this value is unlimited.

boolean

vswitchConfigSupported

Required