# Data Object - VirtualEthernetCardOption(vim.vm.device.VirtualEthernetCardOption)

Extended by
  VirtualE1000eOption, VirtualE1000Option, VirtualPCNet32Option, VirtualSriovEthernetCardOption, VirtualVmxnetOption
Extends
  VirtualDeviceOption
See also
  BoolOption, ChoiceOption
Since
  2.0

## Data Object Description

This data object type contains the options for the virtual ethernet card data object type.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
macType | ChoiceOption | The supported MAC address types.
supportedOUI | ChoiceOption | The valid Organizational Unique Identifiers (OUIs) supported by this virtual Ethernet card.
Supported OUIs for statically assigned MAC addresses:
  "00:50:56"
uptCompatibilityEnabled* | BoolOption | Flag to indicate whether Universal Pass-through(UPT) is settable on this device. Since vSphere API 6.0
vmDirectPathGen2Supported | xsd:boolean | Flag to indicate whether VMDirectPath Gen 2 is available on this device. Since vSphere API 4.1
wakeOnLanEnabled | BoolOption | Flag to indicate whether or not wake-on-LAN is settable on this device.
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceOption
autoAssignController, backingOption, busSlotOption, connectOption, controllerType, defaultBackingOptionIndex, deprecated, hotRemoveSupported, licensingLimit, plugAndPlay, type
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="VirtualEthernetCardOption"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:VirtualDeviceOption"> <sequence> <element name="supportedOUI" type="vsan:ChoiceOption"/> <element name="macType" type="vsan:ChoiceOption"/> <element name="wakeOnLanEnabled" type="vsan:BoolOption"/> <element name="vmDirectPathGen2Supported" type="xsd:boolean"/> <element name="uptCompatibilityEnabled" type="vsan:BoolOption" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>