# Data Object - VirtualEthernetCardNetworkBackingInfo(vim.vm.device.VirtualEthernetCard.NetworkBackingInfo)

Extends
  VirtualDeviceDeviceBackingInfo
See also
  Network
Since
  2.0

## Data Object Description

The VirtualEthernetCardNetworkBackingInfo data object defines network backing for a virtual Ethernet card.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
inPassthroughMode* | xsd:boolean | Deprecated. As of vSphere API 4.0, this property is not supported. Since vSphere API 4.0
network* | ManagedObjectReference to a Network | Reference to the network managed object to which this backing applies. This is not used during configuration.
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceDeviceBackingInfo
deviceName, useAutoDetect
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceBackingInfo
None
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:pbm="urn:pbm" name="VirtualEthernetCardNetworkBackingInfo"> <complexContent> <extension base="pbm:VirtualDeviceDeviceBackingInfo"> <sequence> <element name="network" type="pbm:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="inPassthroughMode" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>