VMware · Schema

EthernetCreateSpec

Specification for creating a virtual network adapter

Cloud ComputingContainer ManagementHybrid CloudInfrastructureVirtualization

Properties

Name	Type	Description
type	string	Adapter emulation type
mac_type	string
mac_address	string	MAC address (required when mac_type is MANUAL)
backing	object
start_connected	boolean
allow_guest_control	boolean
wake_on_lan_enabled	boolean

View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/EthernetCreateSpec",
  "title": "EthernetCreateSpec",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Specification for creating a virtual network adapter",
  "properties": {
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Adapter emulation type",
      "enum": [
        "E1000",
        "E1000E",
        "PCNET32",
        "VMXNET",
        "VMXNET2",
        "VMXNET3"
      ],
      "example": "E1000"
    },
    "mac_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "MANUAL",
        "GENERATED",
        "ASSIGNED"
      ],
      "example": "MANUAL"
    },
    "mac_address": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "MAC address (required when mac_type is MANUAL)",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "backing": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "type": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "STANDARD_PORTGROUP",
            "DISTRIBUTED_PORTGROUP",
            "OPAQUE_NETWORK"
          ]
        },
        "network": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Identifier of the network"
        }
      },
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "start_connected": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": true,
      "example": true
    },
    "allow_guest_control": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": false,
      "example": true
    },
    "wake_on_lan_enabled": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": false,
      "example": true
    }
  }
}