5. vCloud Resource Design : 5.5 vCloud Networking : 5.5.9 Third-Party Distributed Switch Considerations
   
5.5.9 Third-Party Distributed Switch Considerations
vCloud Director 5.1 enhances third-party distributed switch integration by extending support for all the network pool types. Port-group backed, VXLAN backed, VLAN backed, and VCD-NI based network pools are available for creation with a supported third-party distributed switch.