REST API - ethernet

vcenter vm template library items: ethernet info

The ethernet_info structure contains information about a virtual machine template's virtual Ethernet adapter. Warning: This structure is available as technical preview. It may be changed in a future release.

Representation:

JSON

{
    "backing_type": "STANDARD_PORTGROUP",
    "mac_type": "MANUAL",
    "network": "obj-103"
}

Attributes:

Name	Type	Description
Required
backing_type	string	Network backing type for the virtual Ethernet adapter. Warning: This attribute is available as technical preview. It may be changed in a future release. Defines valid network backing types for a virtual Ethernet adapter. Warning: This enumeration is available as technical preview. It may be changed in a future release. Value is one of: STANDARD_PORTGROUP: vSphere standard portgroup network backing. Warning: This constant is available as technical preview. It may be changed in a future release. HOST_DEVICE: Legacy host device network backing. Imported VMs may have virtual Ethernet adapters with this type of backing, but this type of backing cannot be used to create or to update a virtual Ethernet adapter. Warning: This constant is available as technical preview. It may be changed in a future release. DISTRIBUTED_PORTGROUP: Distributed virtual switch backing. Warning: This constant is available as technical preview. It may be changed in a future release. OPAQUE_NETWORK: Opaque network backing. Warning: This constant is available as technical preview. It may be changed in a future release.
mac_type	string	MAC address type of the ethernet adapter. Warning: This attribute is available as technical preview. It may be changed in a future release. Defines the valid MAC address origins for a virtual Ethernet adapter. Warning: This enumeration is available as technical preview. It may be changed in a future release. Value is one of: MANUAL: MAC address is assigned statically. Warning: This constant is available as technical preview. It may be changed in a future release. GENERATED: MAC address is generated automatically. Warning: This constant is available as technical preview. It may be changed in a future release. ASSIGNED: MAC address is assigned by vCenter Server. Warning: This constant is available as technical preview. It may be changed in a future release.
Optional
network	string	Identifier of the network backing the virtual Ethernet adapter. Warning: This attribute is available as technical preview. It may be changed in a future release. Optional. This field will be unset if the identifier of the network backing could not be determined.When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must be an identifier for the resource type: `Network`. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the field will be an identifier for the resource type: `Network`.