# Data Object - HostPortGroupPort(vim.host.PortGroup.Port)

Property of
  HostPortGroup, HostVirtualNic
Extends
  DynamicData
Since
  2.0

## Data Object Description

A Port data object type is a runtime representation of network connectivity between a network service or virtual machine and a virtual switch. This is different from a port group in that the port group represents the configuration aspects of the network connection. The Port object provides runtime statistics.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
key* | xsd:string | The linkable identifier.
mac* | xsd:string[] | The Media Access Control (MAC) address of network service of the virtual machine connected on this port.
type | xsd:string | The type of component connected on this port. Must be one of the values of PortGroupConnecteeType.
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="HostPortGroupPort"> <complexContent> <extension base="sms:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="key" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="mac" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> <element name="type" type="xsd:string"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>