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Data Object - PhysicalNicCdpDeviceCapability(vim.host.PhysicalNic.CdpDeviceCapability)

Property of

PhysicalNicCdpInfo

Extends

DynamicData

Since

VI API 2.5

Data Object Description

The capability of the CDP-awared device that connects to a Physical NIC. PhysicalNicCdpInfo

Properties

Name	Type	Description
host	xsd:boolean	The CDP-awared device has the capability of a host, which Sends and receives packets for at least one network layer protocol.
igmpEnabled	xsd:boolean	The CDP-awared device is IGMP-enabled, which does not forward IGMP Report packets on nonrouter ports.
networkSwitch	xsd:boolean	The CDP-awared device has the capability of switching. The difference between this capability and transparentBridge is that a switch does not run the Spanning-Tree Protocol. This device is assumed to be deployed in a physical loop-free topology.
repeater	xsd:boolean	The CDP-awared device has the capability of a repeater
router	xsd:boolean	The CDP-awared device has the capability of a routing for at least one network layer protocol
sourceRouteBridge	xsd:boolean	The CDP-awared device has the capability of source-route bridging
transparentBridge	xsd:boolean	The CDP-awared device has the capability of transparent bridging
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

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