New Fault Types Reference

New Fault Types in vSphere API

The VMware vSphere API includes new fault types and new properties for existing faults. This table provides a summary list.

Fault Type	New Property
AgentInstallFailed	installerOutput
	reason
	statusCode
CannotAddHostWithFTVmAsStandalone
CannotAddHostWithFTVmToDifferentCluster
CannotAddHostWithFTVmToNonHACluster
CannotDisconnectHostWithFaultToleranceVm	hostName
CannotMoveFaultToleranceVm	moveType
CannotMoveFaultToleranceVm	vmName
CannotMoveHostWithFaultToleranceVm
CloneFromSnapshotNotSupported
ConnectedIso	cdrom
ConnectedIso	filename
CpuHotPlugNotSupported
DasConfigFault	event
	output
	reason
DeviceHotPlugNotSupported
DeviceUnsupportedForVmPlatform
DeviceUnsupportedForVmVersion	currentVersion
DeviceUnsupportedForVmVersion	expectedVersion
DisallowedOperationOnFailoverHost	host
DisallowedOperationOnFailoverHost	hostname
DiskMoveTypeNotSupported
DrsDisabledOnVm
DrsVmotionIncompatibleFault
DrsVmotionIncompatibleFault	host
DvsFault
DvsNotAuthorized
DvsNotAuthorized	dvsExtensionKey
DvsNotAuthorized	sessionExtensionKey
DvsOperationBulkFault
DvsOperationBulkFault	hostFault
DvsScopeViolated
DvsScopeViolated	entity
DvsScopeViolated	scope
EightHostLimitViolated
EVCAdmissionFailed
EVCAdmissionFailedCPUFeaturesForMode
EVCAdmissionFailedCPUFeaturesForMode	currentEVCModeKey
EVCAdmissionFailedCPUModel
EVCAdmissionFailedCPUModelForMode
EVCAdmissionFailedCPUModelForMode	currentEVCModeKey
EVCAdmissionFailedCPUVendor
EVCAdmissionFailedCPUVendor	clusterCPUVendor
EVCAdmissionFailedCPUVendor	hostCPUVendor
EVCAdmissionFailedCPUVendorUnknown
EVCAdmissionFailedHostDisconnected
EVCAdmissionFailedHostSoftware
EVCAdmissionFailedHostSoftwareForMode
EVCAdmissionFailedVmActive
FaultToleranceAntiAffinityViolated
FaultToleranceAntiAffinityViolated	host
FaultToleranceAntiAffinityViolated	hostName
FaultToleranceCpuIncompatible	family
	model
	stepping
FaultToleranceNotLicensed	hostName
FaultToleranceNotSameBuild	build
FaultTolerancePrimaryPowerOnNotAttempted	primaryVm
FaultTolerancePrimaryPowerOnNotAttempted	secondaryVm
FtIssuesOnHost	errors
	host
	hostName
HostIncompatibleForFaultTolerance	hostName
HostIncompatibleForFaultTolerance	reason
HostIncompatibleForRecordReplay	hostName
HostIncompatibleForRecordReplay	reason
IncompatibleHostForFtSecondary	error
IncompatibleHostForFtSecondary	host
InsufficientHostCpuCapacityFault	requested
InsufficientHostCpuCapacityFault	unreserved
InsufficientHostMemoryCapacityFault	requested
InsufficientHostMemoryCapacityFault	unreserved
InsufficientStandbyCpuResource	available
InsufficientStandbyCpuResource	requested
InsufficientStandbyMemoryResource	available
InsufficientStandbyMemoryResource	requested
InsufficientStandbyResource
InUseFeatureManipulationDisallowed
InvalidBmcRole
InvalidClientCertificate
InvalidDrsBehaviorForFtVm	vm
InvalidDrsBehaviorForFtVm	vmName
InvalidIndexArgument	key
InvalidIpmiLoginInfo
InvalidIpmiMacAddress	observedMacAddress
InvalidIpmiMacAddress	userProvidedMacAddress
InvalidNasCredentials	userName
InvalidNetworkInType
InvalidNetworkResource	remoteHost
InvalidNetworkResource	remotePath
InvalidOperationOnSecondaryVm
InvalidOperationOnSecondaryVm	instanceUuid
InvalidPropertyValue
InventoryHasStandardAloneHosts	hosts
LicenseAssignmentFailed	reason
LicenseDowngradeDisallowed	edition
	entityId
	features
LicenseExpired	licenseKey
LicenseKeyEntityMismatch
LimitExceeded	limit
LimitExceeded	property
MemoryHotPlugNotSupported
MethodFault	faultCause
MethodFault	faultMessage
MigrationDisabled
MigrationNotReady	reason
MissingBmcSupport
MissingNetworkIpConfig
MissingPowerOffConfiguration
MissingPowerOnConfiguration
MultipleCertificatesVerifyFault	thumbprintData
NasConfigFault	name
NasConnectionLimitReached	remoteHost
NasConnectionLimitReached	remotePath
NasSessionCredentialConflict	remoteHost
	remotePath
	userName
NasVolumeNotMounted	remoteHost
NasVolumeNotMounted	remotePath
NetworkInaccessible
NoAvailableIp	network
NoCompatibleHost	error
NoCompatibleHost	host
NoHostSuitableForFtSecondary	vm
NoHostSuitableForFtSecondary	vmName
NoLicenseServerConfigured
NoPermissionOnNasVolume	userName
NotSupportedHostInCluster
NotUserConfigurableProperty
NoVcManagedIpConfigured
NoVmInVApp
NumVirtualCpusIncompatible	numCpu
NumVirtualCpusIncompatible	reason
OvfAttribute	attributeName
OvfAttribute	elementName
OvfConnectedDevice
OvfConnectedDeviceFloppy	filename
OvfConnectedDeviceIso	filename
OvfDiskMappingNotFound	diskName
OvfDiskMappingNotFound	vmName
OvfDuplicatedElementBoundary	boundary
OvfDuplicateElement
OvfElement	name
OvfElementInvalidValue	value
OvfExport
OvfFault
OvfHardwareCheck
OvfHardwareExport	device
OvfHardwareExport	vmPath
OvfHostValueNotParsed	property
OvfHostValueNotParsed	value
OvfImport
OvfInvalidPackage	lineNumber
OvfInvalidValue	value
OvfInvalidValueConfiguration
OvfInvalidValueEmpty
OvfInvalidValueFormatMalformed
OvfInvalidValueReference
OvfInvalidVmName	name
OvfMappedOsId	ovfDescription
	ovfId
	targetDescription
OvfMissingAttribute
OvfMissingElement
OvfMissingElementNormalBoundary	boundary
OvfMissingHardware	name
OvfMissingHardware	resourceType
OvfNoHostNic
OvfNoSupportedHardwareFamily	version
OvfProperty	type
OvfProperty	value
OvfPropertyExport	type
OvfPropertyExport	value
OvfPropertyNetwork
OvfPropertyQualifier	qualifier
OvfPropertyQualifierDuplicate	qualifier
OvfPropertyQualifierIgnored	qualifier
OvfPropertyType
OvfPropertyValue
OvfSystemFault
OvfToXmlUnsupportedElement	name
OvfUnableToExportDisk	diskName
OvfUnexpectedElement
OvfUnknownDevice	device
OvfUnknownDevice	vmName
OvfUnknownDeviceBacking	backing
OvfUnknownEntity	lineNumber
OvfUnsupportedAttribute	attributeName
OvfUnsupportedAttribute	elementName
OvfUnsupportedAttributeValue	value
OvfUnsupportedDeviceBackingInfo	backingName
	deviceName
	elementName
	instanceId
OvfUnsupportedDeviceBackingOption	backingName
	deviceName
	elementName
	instanceId
OvfUnsupportedDeviceExport
OvfUnsupportedElement	name
OvfUnsupportedElementValue	value
OvfUnsupportedPackage	lineNumber
OvfUnsupportedSection	info
OvfUnsupportedSubType	deviceSubType
	deviceType
	elementName
	instanceId
OvfUnsupportedType	deviceType
	instanceId
	name
OvfWrongElement
OvfWrongNamespace	namespaceName
OvfXmlFormat	description
PowerOnFtSecondaryFailed	hostErrors
	hostSelectionBy
	rootCause
	vm
	vmName
PowerOnFtSecondaryTimedout	timeout
	vm
	vmName
ProfileUpdateFailed	failure
RDMConversionNotSupported	device
RecordReplayDisabled
ResourceNotAvailable	containerName
	containerType
	type
RuleViolation	rule
SecondaryVmAlreadyDisabled	instanceUuid
SecondaryVmAlreadyEnabled	instanceUuid
SecondaryVmAlreadyRegistered	instanceUuid
SecondaryVmNotRegistered	instanceUuid
SSLDisabledFault
StorageVMotionNotSupported
SwitchNotInUpgradeMode
ToolsAlreadyUpgraded
ToolsAutoUpgradeNotSupported
ToolsImageNotAvailable
ToolsImageSignatureCheckFailed
ToolsInstallationInProgress
ToolsUpgradeCancelled
UnconfiguredPropertyValue
UnsupportedVimApiVersion	version
UnusedVirtualDiskBlocksNotScrubbed
VAppConfigFault
VAppNotRunning
VAppPropertyFault	category
	id
	label
	type
	value
VAppTaskInProgress
VirtualDiskBlocksNotFullyProvisioned
VmAlreadyExistsInDatacenter	host
	hostname
	vm
VmConfigIncompatibleForFaultTolerance	fault
VmConfigIncompatibleForRecordReplay	fault
VmFaultToleranceConfigIssue	entity
	entityName
	reason
VmFaultToleranceInvalidFileBacking	backingFilename
VmFaultToleranceInvalidFileBacking	backingType
VmFaultToleranceIssue
VmFaultToleranceOpIssuesList	errors
VmFaultToleranceOpIssuesList	warnings
VmfsAlreadyMounted
VmfsAmbiguousMount
VmfsMountFault	uuid
VMOnConflictDVPort
VmPowerOnDisabled
VmValidateMaxDevice	count
	device
	max