[{"label":"Latest (v37.2)","version":"latest"},{"version":"v37.1"},{"version":"v37.0"},{"version":"v36.3"},{"version":"v36.2"},{"version":"v36.1"},{"version":"v36.0"},{"link":"https://developer.vmware.com/apis/1046/vmware-cloud-director","version":"v35.0"}]
vmware-cloud-director

ExternalNetworkBacking

Information about an external network backing.


Properties

string
backingId Optional

Unique identifier for the network backing in NSX/vCenter.


backingType Optional

Type of network backing. This is deprecated in favor of string based enums going forward.


string
backingTypeValue Optional

Backing type for the network.

  • PORTGROUP
  • DV_PORTGROUP
  • NSXT_TIER0
  • NSXT_VRF_TIER0
  • IMPORTED_T_LOGICAL_SWITCH
  • UNKNOWN


boolean
isNsxTVlanSegment Optional

Whether the network is backed by an NSX-T VLAN segment.


string
name Optional

The name of this external network backing, if it exists.


networkProvider Optional

The Network Provider for the backing, either a vCenter Server or NSX-T Manager.


parentTier0Ref Optional

If this external network is backed by a NSX-T VRF-Lite Tier0, then this field is set to be the parent Tier0 Router. Otherwise, field is unset.

JSON Example

{
	"backingId": "string",
	"backingType": "enum",
	"backingTypeValue": "string",
	"isNsxTVlanSegment": false,
	"name": "string",
	"networkProvider": {
		"id": "string",
		"name": "string"
	},
	"parentTier0Ref": {
		"id": "2a4ba9ad-e8d5-409c-8cae-c06910cd9b47",
		"name": "string"
	}
}

Vendor Extensions

This class contains the following vendor extensions defined in the spec:
x-vcloud-property-annotations:
    backingType:
        x-vcloud-deprecated-alternative: backingTypeValue
        x-vcloud-deprecated-in: "34.0"
    backingTypeValue:
        x-vcloud-added-in: "35.0"
    isNsxTVlanSegment:
        x-vcloud-added-in: "37.1"
        x-vcloud-constraints:
            - constraint: ReadOnly
            - constraint: NonSearchable
            - constraint: NonSortable
    name:
        x-vcloud-added-in: "33.0"
    parentTier0Ref:
        x-vcloud-added-in: "35.0"
[{"label":"Latest (v37.2)","version":"latest"},{"version":"v37.1"},{"version":"v37.0"},{"version":"v36.3"},{"version":"v36.2"},{"version":"v36.1"},{"version":"v36.0"},{"link":"https://developer.vmware.com/apis/1046/vmware-cloud-director","version":"v35.0"}]
vmware-cloud-director
Availability
Added in 32.0
Property Of

ExternalNetworkBackings

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