# Data Object - DVSCapability(vim.DistributedVirtualSwitch.Capability)

Property of
  DistributedVirtualSwitch, DVSCreateSpec
Parameter to
  UpdateDvsCapability
Extends
  DynamicData
See also
  DistributedVirtualSwitchHostProductSpec, DVSFeatureCapability
Since
  vSphere API 4.0

## Data Object Description

The DVSCapability data object describes the distributed virtual switch features and indicates the level of configuration that is allowed.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
compatibleHostComponentProductInfo* | DistributedVirtualSwitchHostProductSpec[] | List of host component product information that is compatible with the current switch implementation.
dvPortGroupOperationSupported* | xsd:boolean | Indicates whether this switch allows vCenter users to modify the switch configuration at the portgroup level, except for host member, policy, and scope operations.
dvPortOperationSupported* | xsd:boolean | Indicates whether this switch allows vCenter users to modify the switch configuration at the port level, except for host member, policy, and scope operations.
dvsOperationSupported* | xsd:boolean | Indicates whether this switch allows vCenter users to modify the switch configuration at the switch level, except for host member, policy, and scope operations.
featuresSupported* | DVSFeatureCapability | Indicators for which version-specific distributed virtual switch features are available on this switch. This information is read-only, with the following exception. For a third-party distributed switch implementation, you can set the property DVSFeatureCapability.vmDirectPathGen2Supported during switch creation or when you call the UpdateDvsCapability method. Since vSphere API 4.1
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="DVSCapability"> <complexContent> <extension base="vim25:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="dvsOperationSupported" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="dvPortGroupOperationSupported" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="dvPortOperationSupported" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="compatibleHostComponentProductInfo" type="vim25:DistributedVirtualSwitchHostProductSpec" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> <element name="featuresSupported" type="vim25:DVSFeatureCapability" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>