Enum Description

Enum Constants

Name	Description
faultToleranceLogging	The VirtualNic is used for Fault Tolerance logging.
management	The VirtualNic is used for management network traffic . This nicType is available only when the system does not support service console adapters. See usesServiceConsoleNic
nvmeRdma	The VirtualNic is used for NVMe over RDMA traffic. *Since* vSphere API 7.0.3.0
nvmeTcp	The VirtualNic is used for NVMe over TCP traffic. *Since* vSphere API 7.0.3.0
ptp	The VirtualNic is used for Precision Time Protocol (PTP). *Since* vSphere API 7.0
vmotion	The VirtualNic is used for VMotion.
vsan	The VirtualNic is used for Virtual SAN data traffic. To enable or disable a VirtualNic for VSAN networking, use UpdateVsan_Task. See HostVsanSystem See UpdateVsan_Task See ReconfigureComputeResource_Task *Since* vSphere API 5.5
vsanWitness	The VirtualNic is used for Virtual SAN witness traffic. Witness traffic vmknic is required for Virtual SAN stretched cluster, to help on communication between Virtual SAN data node and witness node. To enable or disable a VirtualNic for Virtual SAN networking, use UpdateVsan_Task. See HostVsanSystem See UpdateVsan_Task *Since* vSphere API 6.5
vSphereBackupNFC	The VirtualNic is used for vSphere backup NFC traffic (i.e. the NFC traffic between backup appliance and ESX hosts). *Since* vSphere API 7.0
vSphereProvisioning	The VirtualNic is used for vSphere provisioning NFC traffic (i.e. the NFC traffic between ESX hosts as a part of a VC initiated provisioning operations like cold-migrations, clones, storage vmotion with snapshots etc. *Since* vSphere API 6.0
vSphereReplication	The VirtualNic is used for vSphere Replication LWD traffic (i.e From the primary host to the VR server). *Since* vSphere API 5.1
vSphereReplicationNFC	The VirtualNic is used for vSphere Replication NFC traffic (i.e. From the VR server to the secondary host). *Since* vSphere API 6.0

Name

Description

faultToleranceLogging

The VirtualNic is used for Fault Tolerance logging.

management

The VirtualNic is used for management network traffic . This nicType is available only when the system does not support service console adapters.
See usesServiceConsoleNic

nvmeRdma

The VirtualNic is used for NVMe over RDMA traffic.

Since vSphere API 7.0.3.0

nvmeTcp

The VirtualNic is used for NVMe over TCP traffic.

Since vSphere API 7.0.3.0

ptp

The VirtualNic is used for Precision Time Protocol (PTP).

Since vSphere API 7.0

vmotion

The VirtualNic is used for VMotion.

vsan

The VirtualNic is used for Virtual SAN data traffic. To enable or disable a VirtualNic for VSAN networking, use UpdateVsan_Task.
See HostVsanSystem
See UpdateVsan_Task
See ReconfigureComputeResource_Task

Since vSphere API 5.5

vsanWitness

The VirtualNic is used for Virtual SAN witness traffic. Witness traffic vmknic is required for Virtual SAN stretched cluster, to help on communication between Virtual SAN data node and witness node. To enable or disable a VirtualNic for Virtual SAN networking, use UpdateVsan_Task.
See HostVsanSystem
See UpdateVsan_Task

Since vSphere API 6.5

vSphereBackupNFC

The VirtualNic is used for vSphere backup NFC traffic (i.e. the NFC traffic between backup appliance and ESX hosts).

Since vSphere API 7.0

vSphereProvisioning

The VirtualNic is used for vSphere provisioning NFC traffic (i.e. the NFC traffic between ESX hosts as a part of a VC initiated provisioning operations like cold-migrations, clones, storage vmotion with snapshots etc.

Since vSphere API 6.0

vSphereReplication

The VirtualNic is used for vSphere Replication LWD traffic (i.e From the primary host to the VR server).

Since vSphere API 5.1

vSphereReplicationNFC

The VirtualNic is used for vSphere Replication NFC traffic (i.e. From the VR server to the secondary host).

Since vSphere API 6.0

Show WSDL type definition

         <simpleType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="HostVirtualNicManagerNicType">
            <restriction base="xsd:string">
               <enumeration value="vmotion"/>
               <enumeration value="faultToleranceLogging"/>
               <enumeration value="vSphereReplication"/>
               <enumeration value="vSphereReplicationNFC"/>
               <enumeration value="management"/>
               <enumeration value="vsan"/>
               <enumeration value="vSphereProvisioning"/>
               <enumeration value="vsanWitness"/>
               <enumeration value="vSphereBackupNFC"/>
               <enumeration value="ptp"/>
               <enumeration value="nvmeTcp"/>
               <enumeration value="nvmeRdma"/>
            </restriction>
         </simpleType>

Enum - HostVirtualNicManagerNicType(vim.host.VirtualNicManager.NicType)

Enum Description