# Data Object - VMwareDVSFeatureCapability(vim.dvs.VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitch.FeatureCapability)

Extends
  DVSFeatureCapability
See also
  VMwareDvsDpuCapability, VMwareDvsIpfixCapability, VMwareDvsLacpCapability, VMwareDvsMtuCapability, VMwareDVSVspanCapability
Since
  vSphere API 4.1

## Data Object Description

Indicators of support for version-specific DVS features that are only available on a VMware-class switch.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
dpuCapability* | VMwareDvsDpuCapability | The support for version-specific DPU(SmartNic). Since 8.0.0.1
ipfixCapability* | VMwareDvsIpfixCapability | The support for version-specific IPFIX(NetFlow). Since vSphere API 6.0
ipfixSupported* | xsd:boolean | Deprecated. as of vSphere API 6.0, use IpfixFeatureCapability Flag to indicate whether IPFIX(NetFlow) is supported on the vSphere Distributed Switch. IPFIX is supported in vSphere Distributed Switch Version 5.0 or later. Since vSphere API 5.0
lacpCapability* | VMwareDvsLacpCapability | The support for version-specific Link Aggregation Control Protocol. Since vSphere API 5.1
lldpSupported* | xsd:boolean | Flag to indicate whether LLDP(Link Layer Discovery Protocol) is supported on the vSphere Distributed Switch. LLDP is supported in vSphere Distributed Switch Version 5.0 or later. Since vSphere API 5.0
mtuCapability* | VMwareDvsMtuCapability | The support for version-specific supported MTU. Since vSphere API 7.0.2.0
multicastSnoopingSupported* | xsd:boolean | Flag to indicate whether multicast snooping(IGMP/MLD Snooping) is supported on the vSphere Distributed Switch. IGMP/MLD Snooping is supported in vSphere Distributed Switch Version 6.0 or later. Since vSphere API 6.0
nsxSupported* | xsd:boolean | Flag to indicate whether NSX is supported on the vSphere Distributed Switch. NSX is supported in vSphere Distributed Switch Version 7.0 or later. Since vSphere API 7.0
vspanCapability* | VMwareDVSVspanCapability | The support for version-specific Distributed Port Mirroring sessions. Since vSphere API 5.1
vspanSupported* | xsd:boolean | Flag to indicate whether vspan(DVMirror) is supported on the vSphere Distributed Switch. Distributed Port Mirroring is supported in vSphere Distributed Switch Version 5.0 or later. Since vSphere API 5.0
Properties inherited from DVSFeatureCapability
backupRestoreCapability, healthCheckCapability, macLearningSupported, networkFilterSupported, networkResourceManagementCapability, networkResourceManagementSupported, networkResourcePoolHighShareValue, nicTeamingPolicy, rollbackCapability, vmDirectPathGen2Supported
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="VMwareDVSFeatureCapability"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:DVSFeatureCapability"> <sequence> <element name="vspanSupported" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="lldpSupported" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="ipfixSupported" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="ipfixCapability" type="vsan:VMwareDvsIpfixCapability" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="multicastSnoopingSupported" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="vspanCapability" type="vsan:VMwareDVSVspanCapability" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="lacpCapability" type="vsan:VMwareDvsLacpCapability" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="dpuCapability" type="vsan:VMwareDvsDpuCapability" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="nsxSupported" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="mtuCapability" type="vsan:VMwareDvsMtuCapability" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>