diff --git a/tests/aspell.en.pws b/tests/aspell.en.pws
index b5cda58be..ee79d3ae7 100644
--- a/tests/aspell.en.pws
+++ b/tests/aspell.en.pws
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ CreateObject
 DEI
 Decrement
 Destructor
+DPU
 EAPOL
 ECN
 EIO
diff --git a/vslib/SwitchConfig.cpp b/vslib/SwitchConfig.cpp
index fad8d468d..7c632b94a 100644
--- a/vslib/SwitchConfig.cpp
+++ b/vslib/SwitchConfig.cpp
@@ -79,14 +79,25 @@ bool SwitchConfig::parseSwitchType(
     {
         switchType = SAI_VS_SWITCH_TYPE_NVDA_MBF2H536C;
     }
+    else if (st == SAI_VALUE_VS_SWITCH_TYPE_DPU_SIMU_2P)
+    {
+        /*
+         * TODO: Temporarily set switchType to SAI_VS_SWITCH_TYPE_NVDA_MBF2H536C
+         * for 2-port DPU. This will need to be revisited when there are other
+         * DPU types.
+         */
+        switchType = SAI_VS_SWITCH_TYPE_NVDA_MBF2H536C;
+    }
     else
     {
-        SWSS_LOG_ERROR("unknown switch type: '%s', expected (%s|%s|%s|%s)",
+        SWSS_LOG_ERROR("unknown switch type: '%s', expected (%s|%s|%s|%s|%s|%s)",
                 switchTypeStr,
                 SAI_VALUE_VS_SWITCH_TYPE_BCM81724,
                 SAI_VALUE_VS_SWITCH_TYPE_BCM56850,
                 SAI_VALUE_VS_SWITCH_TYPE_BCM56971B0,
-                SAI_VALUE_VS_SWITCH_TYPE_MLNX2700);
+                SAI_VALUE_VS_SWITCH_TYPE_MLNX2700,
+                SAI_VALUE_VS_SWITCH_TYPE_NVDA_MBF2H536C,
+                SAI_VALUE_VS_SWITCH_TYPE_DPU_SIMU_2P);
 
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/vslib/saivs.h b/vslib/saivs.h
index ba1928a67..a68da6e84 100644
--- a/vslib/saivs.h
+++ b/vslib/saivs.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define SAI_VALUE_VS_SWITCH_TYPE_BCM81724          "SAI_VS_SWITCH_TYPE_BCM81724"
 #define SAI_VALUE_VS_SWITCH_TYPE_MLNX2700          "SAI_VS_SWITCH_TYPE_MLNX2700"
 #define SAI_VALUE_VS_SWITCH_TYPE_NVDA_MBF2H536C    "SAI_VS_SWITCH_TYPE_NVDA_MBF2H536C"
+#define SAI_VALUE_VS_SWITCH_TYPE_DPU_SIMU_2P       "SAI_VS_SWITCH_TYPE_DPU_SIMU_2P"
 
 /*
  * Values for SAI_KEY_BOOT_TYPE (defined in saiswitch.h)