Which capability does a distributed virtual switch provide?

A distributed virtual switch (DVS) provides a centralized control plane for networking across multiple ESXi hosts in a vSphere environment. This allows for consistent network configuration, such as VLANs, port groups, and QoS settings, to be applied uniformly to all virtual machines regardless of which host they reside on. This consistency simplifies management and reduces configuration errors. Floating static routes are a routing feature, not a virtual switch capability. Running dynamic routing protocols is typically handled by virtual routers or physical network devices, not directly by a DVS. While a DVS can support encrypted traffic, it does not inherently provide advanced IPsec encryption algorithms; those are usually implemented at the guest OS or firewall level.