# Data Object - HostVirtualNicConfig(vim.host.VirtualNic.Config)

Property of
  HostNetworkConfig
Extends
  DynamicData
See also
  HostVirtualNicSpec
Since
  2.0

## Data Object Description

The HostVirtualNicConfig data object describes the virtual NIC configuration. It represents both the configured properties on a HostVirtualNic and identification information.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
changeOperation* | xsd:string | Change operation to apply on this configuration specification. See HostConfigChangeOperation
device* | xsd:string | Virtual NIC device (device) to which configuration applies.
portgroup | xsd:string | If the Virtual NIC is connecting to a vSwitch, this property is the name of portgroup connected. If the Virtual NIC is connecting to a DistributedVirtualSwitch or HostOpaqueNetworkInfo, this property is ignored.
spec* | HostVirtualNicSpec | Specification of the virtual network adapter.
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="HostVirtualNicConfig"> <complexContent> <extension base="vim25:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="changeOperation" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="device" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="portgroup" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="spec" type="vim25:HostVirtualNicSpec" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>