VMware vSphere 9 Unsupported Properties in Compatibility Mode

Product version: 11.0

Last modified: 10 June 2025

Question

Which vSphere v9 properties are skipped in the course of workload protection?

Background

With v11.0.3, NAKIVO Backup & Replication offers support for vSphere v9 (Initial Availability) in Compatibility Mode. This means that new workload properties introduced in vSphere 9 are skipped during backup, replication, and recovery if a workload is protected in Compatibility Mode.

Answer

The following new vSphere 9 properties are skipped when using Compatibility Mode:

Structure Property name Type

ComputeResourceNetworkBootMode

ComputeResourceNetworkBootMode

String (Enum)

ComputeResourceConfigSpec

softwareSpecId

String

networkBootMode

String

DatastoreSectorFormat

supportedVDiskFormats

String (Enum)

logicalSectorSize

Int

physicalSectorSize

Int

DirectPathProfileManagerDirectPathConfig

No properties


DirectPathProfileManagerVmiopDirectPathConfig

vgpuProfile

String

DirectPathProfileManagerDvxDirectPathConfig

dvxBacking

VirtualPCIPassthroughDvxBackingInfo

DirectPathProfileManagerDynamicDirectPathConfig

dynamicDirectPathBacking

VirtualPCIPassthroughDynamicBackingInfo

DirectPathProfileManagerVirtualDeviceGroupDirectPathConfig

deviceGroupName

String

DirectPathProfileManagerCreateSpec

name

String

description

String

deviceConfig

DirectPathProfileManagerDirectPathConfig

DirectPathProfileManagerUpdateSpec

name

String

description

String

DirectPathProfileManagerFilterSpec

ids

String

names

String

clusters

ManagedObjectReference

DirectPathProfileInfo

id

String

name

String

description

String

vendorName

String

deviceConfig

DirectPathProfileManagerDirectPathConfig

ArrayOfDirectPathProfileInfo

DirectPathProfileInfo

DirectPathProfileInfo

DirectPathProfileManagerTargetEntity

No properties


DirectPathProfileManagerTargetHost

host

ManagedObjectReference

DirectPathProfileManagerTargetCluster

cluster

ManagedObjectReference

DirectPathProfileManagerCapacityQuerySpec

No properties


ArrayOfDirectPathProfileManagerCapacityQuerySpec

DirectPathProfileManagerCapacityQuerySpec

DirectPathProfileManagerCapacityQuerySpec

DirectPathProfileManagerCapacityQueryById

id

String

DirectPathProfileManagerCapacityQueryByName

name

String

DirectPathProfileManagerCapacityQueryByDeviceConfig

deviceConfig

DirectPathProfileManagerDirectPathConfig

DirectPathProfileManagerCapacityResult

No properties


ArrayOfDirectPathProfileManagerCapacityResult

DirectPathProfileManagerCapacityResult

DirectPathProfileManagerCapacityResult

DirectPathProfileManagerCapacityInfo

profile

DirectPathProfileInfo

consumed

Int

remaining

Int

max

Int

unusedReservation

Int

DirectPathProfileManagerCapacityUnknown

querySpec

DirectPathProfileManagerCapacityQuerySpec

faultList

LocalizedMethodFault

DistributedVirtualSwitchHostInfrastructureTrafficClass


String (Enum)

FolderExternallyManagedFolderType


String (Enum)

FolderExternallyManagedFolderInfo

id

String

type

String

HbrReplicationTargetSpec

No properties


HbrTargetSpec

targetIP

String

certificate

String

ArrayOfHbrTargetSpec

HbrTargetSpec

HbrTargetSpec

HbrTargetSpecReplacement

spec

HbrTargetSpec

HostServiceTicket

sslCertificate

String

HttpNfcLeaseDeviceUrl

sslCertificate

String

HttpNfcLeaseSourceFile

sslCertificate

String

OvfDatastoreMapping

diskId

String

datastore

ManagedObjectReference

ArrayOfOvfDatastoreMapping

OvfDatastoreMapping

OvfDatastoreMapping

OvfStorageProfileMapping

diskId

String

storageProfileId

String

ArrayOfOvfStorageProfileMapping

OvfStorageProfileMapping

OvfStorageProfileMa

OvfImportParams

pushMode

Boolean

signatureRequired

Boolean

skipManifestCheck

Boolean

powerOn

Boolean

customHttpHeaders

KeyValue

sourceCertificate

String

datastoreMappings

OvfDatastoreMapping

vmProfile

String

diskProfiles

OvfStorageProfileMapping

PlaceVmsXClusterSpecPlacementType


String (Enum)

ServiceContent

directPathProfileManager

ManagedObjectReference

ServiceLocator

sslCertificate

String

SessionManagerGenericServiceTicket

sslCertificate

String

TaskManagerTaskViewSpec

No properties


TaskManagerViewByStartId

count

Int

startId

String

FileBackedVirtualDiskSpec

sectorFormat

String

VirtualMachineTicket

sslCertificate

String

ClusterConfigInfoEx

vsanCoreConfig

VsanClusterCoreConfig

ClusterConfigSpecEx

vsanCoreConfigSpec

VsanClusterCoreConfigSpec

ClusterUsageSummary

tier0MemCapacityMB

Int

reservedTier0MemMB

Int

unreservedTier0MemMB

Int

DVPortgroupConfigSpec

subnetId

String

DVPortgroupConfigInfo

subnetId

String

DistributedVirtualPortgroupInfo

subnetId

String

VMwareDVSFeatureCapability

realTimeConfigSupported

Boolean

VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitchRealTimeLanAnnotation

lanAUplink

String[]

lanBUplink

String[]

VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitchRealTimeConfig

allowed

Boolean

lanAnnotation

VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitchRealTimeLanAnnotation

VMwareDVSConfigInfo

realTimeConfig

VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitchRealTimeConfig

VMwareDVSConfigSpec

realTimeConfig

VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitchRealTimeConfig

CryptoManagerKmipGenerateKeySpec

keyType

String

CryptoManagerKmipCryptoKeyStatus

keyInfo

CryptoManagerKmipCryptoKeyStatusKeyInfo

CryptoManagerKmipCryptoKeyStatusKeyUnavailableReason

No Properties

Enum: WrappingKeyMissingInKMS, WrappingKeyNotActiveOrEnabled

CryptoManagerKmipCryptoKeyStatusKeyInfo

keyId

String

CryptoManagerKmipCryptoKeyStatusWrappingKeyIdKeyInfo

configuredTime

DateTime

CryptoManagerKmipCryptoKeyStatusWrappingRotationIntervalKeyInfo

createTime

DateTime

rotateTime

DateTime

KmipClusterInfo

defaultKeyType

String


keyInfo

KmipClusterInfoKeyInfo

KmipClusterInfoKeyType

No Properties

Enum: rawKey, wrappedKey

KmipClusterInfoKeyInfo

No Properties

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KmipClusterInfoWrappingKeyIdKeyInfo

keyId

String

configuredTime

DateTime

KmipClusterInfoWrappingRotationIntervalKeyInfo

keyId

String

rotationInterval

Int

lastRotation

DateTime

KmipServerSpec

defaultKeyType

String


keySpec

KmipServerSpecKeySpec

KmipServerSpecKeySpec

No Properties


KmipServerSpecWrappingKeyIdKeySpec

keyId

String

EventManagerEventViewSpec

No Properties


EventManagerViewByStartId

startEventId

Int

isForward

Boolean

CannotUseNetworkReason


String (Enum)

SSLVerifyFault

certificate

String

HostAuthenticationInfo

principal

String

ownerTag

String

sslCertificates

String

ArrayOfHostAuthenticationInfo

HostAuthenticationInfo

HostAuthenticationInfo

HostCapability

e2e4knSupported

Boolean

vsanDedicatedVmkNicSupported

Boolean

vpxdVmxGenerationSupported

Boolean

nfs41Krb5pSupported

Boolean

cimSupported

Boolean

npivSupported

Boolean

entitlementSupported

Boolean

HostCertificateManagerCertificateSpec

subjectAlternativeNames

String

HostConfigChangeOwner


String (Enum)

HostConfigInfo

authenticationData

HostAuthenticationInfo

HostConnectSpec

sslCertificate

String

VmDiskFileQueryFlags

sectorFormat

String

VmDiskFileInfo

sectorFormat

String

HostDiskPartitionSpec

sectorSize

Int

HostHardwareInfo

tdxInfo

HostTdxInfo

HostSystemInfo

family

String

HostNasVolumeSecurityType


String (Enum)

HostNetStackInstance

owner

String

HostPciDevice

physicalSlot

Int

slotDescription

String

HostSevInfo

snpState

String


snpSupported

Boolean

HostHardwareSummary

family

String

HostConfigSummary

sslCertificate

String

HostTdxInfo

tdxState

String

numTDXPrivateKeyIDs

Int




HostTdxInfoTdxState


String (Enum)

HostVirtualNic

owner

String

HostVirtualNicManagerNicType


String (Enum)

VirtualMachineCapability

sevSnpSupported

Boolean

tdxSupported

Boolean

VirtualMachineConfigInfo

vmxRuntimeConfig

OptionValue

tdxEnabled

Boolean

sevSnpEnabled

Boolean

VirtualMachineConfigSpec

tdxEnabled

Boolean

sevSnpEnabled

Boolean

ConfigTarget

subnetInfo

SubnetInfo

sevSnpSupported

Boolean

tdxSupported

Boolean

VirtualMachineDatastoreInfo

supportedVDiskFormats

String

VirtualMachineFileLayoutExDiskLayout

virtualDiskFormat

String

VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier


String (Enum)

SubnetInfo

id

String

subnetFolderInfo

SubnetInfoFolderInfo

vpcFolderInfo

SubnetInfoFolderInfo

projectFolderInfo

SubnetInfoFolderInfo

rootFolderInfo

SubnetInfoFolderInfo

ArrayOfSubnetInfo

SubnetInfo

SubnetInfo

SubnetInfoFolderInfo

name

String

folder

ManagedObjectReference

VirtualDisk

virtualDiskFormat

String

VirtualDiskSparseVer2BackingOption

virtualDiskFormat

ChoiceOption

VirtualDiskFlatVer2BackingOption

virtualDiskFormat

ChoiceOption

VirtualDiskSeSparseBackingOption

virtualDiskFormat

ChoiceOption

VirtualDiskRawDiskMappingVer1BackingOption

virtualDiskFormat

ChoiceOption

VirtualEthernetCard

subnetId

String

VirtualVmxnet3

strictLatencyConfig

VirtualVmxnet3StrictLatencyConfig

VirtualVmxnet3StrictLatencyConfig

allowed

Boolean

measureLatency

Boolean

maxTxQueues

Int

maxRxQueues

Int

txDataRingDescSize

Int

rxDataRingDescSize

Int

disableOffload

String

VirtualVmxnet3StrictLatencyConfigDisableOffload


String (Enum)

VirtualVmxnet3Option

strictLatencyConfigOption

VirtualVmxnet3OptionStrictLatencyConfigOption

VirtualVmxnet3OptionStrictLatencyConfigOption

allowed

Boolean

measureLatency

BoolOption

maxTxQueues

IntOption

maxRxQueues

IntOption

txDataRingDescSize

IntOption

rxDataRingDescSize

IntOption

disableOffload

ChoiceOption

VsanClusterCoreConfig

vsanMaxEnabled

Boolean

VsanClusterCoreConfigSpec

vsanMaxEnabled

Boolean

vslmDiskInfoFlag


String (Enum)

VStorageObjectReconcileResult

reconcileDetails

VStorageObjectReconcileResultReconcileDetail

VStorageObjectReconcileResultInvalidDiskPath

path

String

reason

String

ArrayOfVStorageObjectReconcileResultInvalidDiskPath

VStorageObjectReconcileResultInvalidDiskPath

VStorageObjectReconcileResultInvalidDiskPath

ArrayOfVStorageObjectReconcileResultInvalidDiskPath

hostName

String

VStorageObjectReconcileResultReconcileDetail

reconcileReportPath

String

isReconciled

Boolean

isDeepScanned

Boolean

numberOfReconcileIssues

Int

numberOfFcdsBeforeReconcile

Int

numberOfFcdsAfterReconcile

Int

invalidDiskPaths

VStorageObjectReconcileResultInvalidDiskPath

ArrayOfVStorageObjectReconcileResultReconcileDetail

VStorageObjectReconcileResultReconcileDetail

VStorageObjectReconcileResultReconcileDetail

VStorageObjectReconcileSpec

datastore

ManagedObjectReference

includeDiskPaths

String

excludeDiskPaths

String

deepScan

Boolean

dryRun

Boolean

generateReport

Int

VStorageObjectConfigInfo

virtualDiskFormat

String

VStorageObjectSnapshot

usedCapacity

Long