# Data Object - VirtualEthernetCardOption(vim.vm.device.VirtualEthernetCardOption)

Extended by
  VirtualE1000eOption, VirtualE1000Option, VirtualPCNet32Option, VirtualSriovEthernetCardOption, VirtualVmxnetOption
Extends
  VirtualDeviceOption
See also
  BoolOption, ChoiceOption
Since
  2.0

## Data Object Description

This data object type contains the options for the virtual ethernet card data object type.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
macType | ChoiceOption | The supported MAC address types.
supportedOUI | ChoiceOption | The valid Organizational Unique Identifiers (OUIs) supported by this virtual Ethernet card. Supported OUIs for statically assigned MAC addresses: "00:50:56"
uptCompatibilityEnabled* | BoolOption | Deprecated. As of vSphere API 8.0. VMDirectPath Gen 2 is no longer supported and there is no replacement. Flag to indicate whether Universal Pass-through(UPT) is settable on this device. Since vSphere API 6.0
vmDirectPathGen2Supported* | xsd:boolean | Deprecated. As of vSphere API 8.0. VMDirectPath Gen 2 is no longer supported and there is no replacement. Flag to indicate whether VMDirectPath Gen 2 is available on this device. Since vSphere API 4.1
wakeOnLanEnabled | BoolOption | Flag to indicate whether or not wake-on-LAN is settable on this device.
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceOption
autoAssignController, backingOption, busSlotOption, connectOption, controllerType, defaultBackingOptionIndex, deprecated, hotRemoveSupported, licensingLimit, numaSupported, plugAndPlay, type
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="VirtualEthernetCardOption"> <complexContent> <extension base="vim25:VirtualDeviceOption"> <sequence> <element name="supportedOUI" type="vim25:ChoiceOption"/> <element name="macType" type="vim25:ChoiceOption"/> <element name="wakeOnLanEnabled" type="vim25:BoolOption"/> <element name="vmDirectPathGen2Supported" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="uptCompatibilityEnabled" type="vim25:BoolOption" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>