# Data Object - DistributedVirtualSwitchPortCriteria(vim.dvs.PortCriteria)

Parameter to
  FetchDVPortKeys, FetchDVPorts
Extends
  DynamicData
See also
  HostSystem, ManagedEntity
Since
  vSphere API 4.0

## Data Object Description

The criteria specification for selecting ports.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
active* | xsd:boolean | If set, only the active ports are qualified.
connected* | xsd:boolean | If set, only the connected ports are qualified.
host* | ManagedObjectReference[] to a HostSystem[] | If set, only the ports that are present in one of the host are qualified. Since vSphere API 6.5
inside* | xsd:boolean | If unset, all ports in the switch are qualified. If set to true, only ports inside portgroupKey or any portgroup, if not set, are qualified. If set to false, only ports outside portgroupKey or any portgroup, if not set, are qualified.
nsxPort* | xsd:boolean | If set to true, only the NSX ports are qualified. If set to false, only non-NSX ports are qualified. NSX ports are ports of NSX port group. Since vSphere API 7.0
portgroupKey* | xsd:string[] | The keys of the portgroup that is used for the scope of inside. If this property is unset, it means any portgroup. If inside is unset, this property is ignored.
portKey* | xsd:string[] | If set, only the ports of which the key is in the array are qualified.
scope* | ManagedObjectReference to a ManagedEntity | Deprecated. as of vSphere API 5.5 If set, only the ports of which the scope covers the entity are qualified.
uplinkPort* | xsd:boolean | If set to true, only the uplink ports are qualified. If set to false, only non-uplink ports are qualified.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:sms="urn:sms" name="DistributedVirtualSwitchPortCriteria"> <complexContent> <extension base="sms:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="connected" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="active" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="uplinkPort" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="nsxPort" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="scope" type="sms:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="portgroupKey" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> <element name="inside" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="portKey" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> <element name="host" type="sms:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>