# Data Object - PhysicalNicSpec(vim.host.PhysicalNic.Specification)

Property of
  PhysicalNic, PhysicalNicConfig
Extends
  DynamicData
See also
  HostIpConfig, PhysicalNicLinkInfo
Since
  2.0

## Data Object Description

This data object type describes the physical network adapter specification representing the properties on a physical network adapter that can be configured once the object exists.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
enableEnhancedNetworkingStack* | xsd:boolean | If set the flag indicates if the physical network adapter is configured for Enhanced Networking Stack Since vSphere API 6.7
ensInterruptEnabled* | xsd:boolean | If set the flag indicates if the physical network adapter is configured for Enhanced Networking Stack interrupt mode Since vSphere API 7.0
ip* | HostIpConfig | The IP configuration on the physical network adapter (applies only to a hosted network adapter). The data object will be NULL on an ESX Server system.
linkSpeed* | PhysicalNicLinkInfo | The link speed and duplexity that this physical network adapter is currently configured to use. If this property is not set, the physical network adapter autonegotiates its proper settings.
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="PhysicalNicSpec"> <complexContent> <extension base="vim25:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="ip" type="vim25:HostIpConfig" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="linkSpeed" type="vim25:PhysicalNicLinkInfo" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="enableEnhancedNetworkingStack" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="ensInterruptEnabled" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>