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Matrix of Possible Relationships Contained in Return Type

 VMData storeHostResource PoolClusterData centerVM FileSCSI volumeSCSI Path SCSI AdapterSCSI TargetNAS Mount
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VM : Datastore

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringDatastore name
datastoreTypeenum(Datastore Volume Type)File system type
entityStatusenum(Datastore Status)Connectivity status of the Datastore on the Virtual Machine's Host
entityMultipathingStatusenum(Multipathing Status)Multipathing Status of Datastore on the Virtual Machine's Host. Fully redundant means 2 HBAs and 2 Targets exist among paths.
capacitylongbyteDatastore capacity
freeSpacelongbyteSpace available on the Datastore
percentFreedoublepercent% Space available on the Datastore
entityUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by Virtual Machine files
percentUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by Virtual Machine files
entitySnapshotlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by snapshot files
percentSnapshotdoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by snapshot files
entityDiskUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by Virtual Disks
percentDiskUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by Virtual Disks
entitySwaplongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by swap files
percentSwapdoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by swap files
entityOtherUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others. This does not include Virtual Disks, snapshots or swap files
percentOtherUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others. This does not include Virtual Disks, snapshots or swap files
entitySharedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by shared files
percentShareddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by shared files
entityProvisionedlongbyteTotal provisioned space for the Virtual Machine on the Datastore
entityUncommittedlongbyteTotal uncommitted space for the Virtual Machine on the Datastore
entityNumVmDisklongNumber of Virtual Disks used by the Virtual Machine, present on this Datastore

VM : VM File

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringFile name
pathstringFile path
typeenum(VM File Type)File type
datastorestringDatastore name
sizelongbyteFile size
numVmlongNumber of VMs sharing the file

VM : SCSI Volume

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
scsiIdstringVolume UUID
statusenum(Status of SCSI Volume)Status of the volume
sizelongbyteSize of the volume
vendorstringVolume manufacturer

VM : SCSI Path

Property NameTypeDescription
runtimeNamestringRuntime Name of the SCSI path
lunNumlongLogical Unit Number for the SCSI path
adapterstringAdapter
adapterTypeenum(SCSI Adapter Type)SCSI adapter type
volumeIdstringSCSI volume visible on the path
wwnstringNode and Port WWN of fibre channel target
targetPortWwnstringPort WWN of fibre channel target
targetNodeWwnstringNode WWN of fibre channel target
targetIscsiNamestringISCSI name of target
targetIscsiAliasstringISCSI alias of target
statusenum(SCSI Path Usage)SCSI path status
activityStateenum(SCSI Path Activity State)Indicates whether the path is currently active
preferredenum(SCSI Path Preferred)Path policy

VM : SCSI Adapter

Property NameTypeDescription
namestringSCSI Adapter name
typeenum(SCSI Adapter Type)SCSI adapter type
statusenum(SCSI Adapter Status)SCSI adapter status
modelstringSCSI adapter model
wwnstringNode and Port WWN of fibre channel adapter
portWwnstringPort WWN of fibre channel adapter
nodeWwnstringNode WWN of fibre channel adapter
iscsiNamestringISCSI name of adapter
iscsiAliasstringISCSI alias of adapter
driverstringDriver Name
pcistringThe Peripheral Connect Interface (PCI) ID of the device representing the adapter

VM : SCSI Target

Property NameTypeDescription
typeenum(SCSI Adapter Type)SCSI target type
wwnstringNode and Port WWN of fibre channel target
portWwnstringPort WWN of fibre channel target
nodeWwnstringNode WWN of fibre channel target
iscsiNamestringISCSI name of target
iscsiAliasstringISCSI alias of target

VM : NAS Mount

Property NameTypeDescription
remoteHoststringHost name of the NAS sub system
remotePathstringPath on the NAS sub system
userNamestringUser name
typeenum(NAS Mount Type)Type of NAS mount
datastorestringDatastore for the NAS mount

Datastore : VM

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringVirtual Machine name
hoststringHost name
clusterstringCluster name
resourcePoolstringResource Pool name
entityMultipathingStatusenum(Multipathing Status)Multipathing Status of Datastore on the Virtual Machine's Host. Fully redundant means 2 HBAs and 2 Targets exist among paths.
entityUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by Virtual Machine files
percentUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by Virtual Machine files
entitySnapshotlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by snapshot files
percentSnapshotdoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by snapshot files
entityDiskUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by Virtual Disks
percentDiskUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by Virtual Disks
entitySwaplongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by swap files
percentSwapdoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by swap files
entityOtherUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others. This does not include Virtual Disks, snapshots or swap files
percentOtherUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others. This does not include Virtual Disks, snapshots or swap files
entitySharedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by shared files
percentShareddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by shared files
entityProvisionedlongbyteTotal provisioned space on the Datastore for the Virtual Machine
entityUncommittedlongbyteTotal uncommitted space on the Datastore for the Virtual Machine
entityNumVmDisklongNumber of Virtual Disks used by this Virtual Machine, present on the Datastore

Datastore : Host

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringHost name
clusterstringCluster name
entityMultipathingStatusenum(Multipathing Status)Multipathing Status of Datastore on the Host. Fully redundant means 2 HBAs and 2 Targets exist among paths.
entityUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by Virtual Machine files
percentUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by Virtual Machine files
entitySnapshotlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by snapshot files
percentSnapshotdoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by snapshot files
entityDiskUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by Virtual Disks
percentDiskUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by Virtual Disks
entitySwaplongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by swap files
percentSwapdoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by swap files
entityOtherUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others. This does not include Virtual Disks, snapshots or swap files
percentOtherUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others. This does not include Virtual Disks, snapshots or swap files
entitySharedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by shared files
percentShareddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by shared files

Datastore : Resource Pool

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringResource Pool
pathstringResource Pool path
hoststringHost name
clusterstringCluster name
entityMultipathingStatusenum(Multipathing Status)Aggregate Multipathing Status of Datastore across all Hosts. Fully redundant means 2 HBAs and 2 Targets exist among paths.
entityUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by Virtual Machine files
percentUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by Virtual Machine files
entitySnapshotlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by snapshot files
percentSnapshotdoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by snapshot files
entityDiskUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by Virtual Disks
percentDiskUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by Virtual Disks
entitySwaplongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by swap files
percentSwapdoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by swap files
entityOtherUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others. This does not include Virtual Disks, snapshots or swap files
percentOtherUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others. This does not include Virtual Disks, snapshots or swap files
entitySharedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by shared files
percentShareddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by shared files

Datastore : Cluster

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringCluster name
entityMultipathingStatusenum(Multipathing Status)Aggregate Multipathing Status of Datastore across all Hosts. Fully redundant means 2 HBAs and 2 Targets exist among paths.
entityUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by Virtual Machine files
percentUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by Virtual Machine files
entitySnapshotlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by snapshot files
percentSnapshotdoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by snapshot files
entityDiskUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by Virtual Disks
percentDiskUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by Virtual Disks
entitySwaplongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by swap files
percentSwapdoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by swap files
entityOtherUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others. This does not include Virtual Disks, snapshots or swap files
percentOtherUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others. This does not include Virtual Disks, snapshots or swap files
entitySharedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by shared files
percentShareddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by shared files

Datastore : VM File

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringFile name
pathstringFile path
typeenum(VM File Type)File type
datastorestringDatastore name
sizelongbyteFile size
numVmlongNumber of VMs sharing the file

Datastore : SCSI Volume

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
scsiIdstringVolume UUID
statusenum(Status of SCSI Volume)Status of the volume
sizelongbyteSize of the volume
vendorstringVolume manufacturer

Datastore : SCSI Path

Property NameTypeDescription
hoststringHost name
runtimeNamestringRuntime Name of the SCSI path
lunNumlongLogical Unit Number for the SCSI path
adapterstringAdapter name
adapterTypeenum(SCSI Adapter Type)SCSI adapter type
volumeIdstringSCSI volume visible on the path
wwnstringNode and Port WWN of fibre channel target
targetPortWwnstringPort WWN of fibre channel target
targetNodeWwnstringNode WWN of fibre channel target
targetIscsiNamestringISCSI name of target
targetIscsiAliasstringISCSI alias of target
statusenum(SCSI Path Usage)SCSI path status
activityStateenum(SCSI Path Activity State)Indicates whether the path is currently active
preferredenum(SCSI Path Preferred)Path policy

Datastore : SCSI Adapter

Property NameTypeDescription
namestringSCSI adapter name
hoststringHost name
typeenum(SCSI Adapter Type)SCSI adapter type
statusenum(SCSI Adapter Status)SCSI adapter status
modelstringSCSI adapter model
wwnstringNode and Port WWN of fibre channel adapter
portWwnstringPort WWN of fibre channel adapter
nodeWwnstringNode WWN of fibre channel adapter
iscsiNamestringISCSI name of adapter
iscsiAliasstringISCSI alias of adapter
driverstringDriver Name
pcistringThe Peripheral Connect Interface (PCI) ID of the device representing the adapter

Datastore : SCSI Target

Property NameTypeDescription
typeenum(SCSI Adapter Type)SCSI target type
wwnstringNode and Port WWN of fibre channel target
portWwnstringPort WWN of fibre channel target
nodeWwnstringNode WWN of fibre channel target
iscsiNamestringISCSI name of target
iscsiAliasstringISCSI alias of target

Datastore : NAS Mount

Property NameTypeDescription
remoteHoststringHost name of the NAS sub system
remotePathstringPath on the NAS sub system
userNamestringUser name
typeenum(NAS Mount Type)NAS mount type
datastorestringDatastore for the NAS mount

Cluster : VM

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringVirtual Machine name
hoststringHost name
resourcePoolstringResource Pool name
multipathingStatusenum(Multipathing Status)Aggregate multipathing status across all Datastores used by this Virtual Machine. Fully redundant means 2 HBAs and 2 Targets exist among paths.
usedlongbyteTotal space used by this Virtual Machine
snapshotlongbyteTotal space used by snapshot files
diskUsedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Disk files
swaplongbyteTotal space used by swap files
otherUsedlongbyteTotal space used by files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others, on the Datastore. This does not include Virtual Disks, snapshots or swap files
sharedlongbyteTotal space used by shared files
provisionedlongbyteTotal provisioned space for the Virtual Machine
uncommittedlongbyteTotal uncommitted space for the Virtual Machine
numVmDisklongNumber of Virtual Disks used by this Virtual Machine
numDatastorelongNumber of Datastores used by this Virtual Machine

Cluster : Datastore

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringDatastore name
datastoreTypeenum(Datastore Volume Type)File system type
entityStatusenum(Datastore Status)Aggregate connectivity status of the Datastore across all Hosts
entityMultipathingStatusenum(Multipathing Status)Aggregate Multipathing Status of Datastore across all Hosts. Fully redundant means 2 HBAs and 2 Targets exist among paths.
capacitylongbyteDatastore capacity
freeSpacelongbyteSpace available on the Datastore
percentFreedoublepercent% Space available on the Datastore
entityUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by Virtual Machine files
percentUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by Virtual Machine files
entitySnapshotlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by snapshot files
percentSnapshotdoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by snapshot files
entityDiskUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by Virtual Disks
percentDiskUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by Virtual Disks
entitySwaplongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by swap files
percentSwapdoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by swap files
entityOtherUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others. This does not include Virtual Disks, snapshots or swap files
percentOtherUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others. This does not include Virtual Disks, snapshots or swap files
entitySharedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by shared files
percentShareddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by shared files

Cluster : Host

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringHost name
usedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Machines in the Host
snapshotlongbyteTotal space used by snapshot files
diskUsedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Disk files
configuredDisklongbyteTotal size of disks created for Virtual Machines on this Host
swaplongbyteTotal swap space used by all Virtual Machines on this Host
otherUsedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Machine files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others, on this Host
sharedlongbyteTotal space used by shared Virtual Machine files in this Host
numDatastorelongNumber of Datastores used by Virtual Machines on this Host

Cluster : Resource Pool

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringResource Pool name
pathstringResource Pool path
hoststringHost name
usedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Machines in the Resource Pool
snapshotlongbyteTotal space used by snapshot files
diskUsedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Disk files
configuredDisklongbyteTotal size of disks created for Virtual Machines on this Resource Pool
swaplongbyteTotal swap space used by all Virtual Machines on this Resource Pool
otherUsedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Machine files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others, on this Resource Pool
sharedlongbyteTotal space used by shared Virtual Machine files in this Resource Pool
numDatastorelongNumber of Datastores used by this Resource Pool's Virtual Machines

Cluster : SCSI Volume

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
scsiIdstringVolume UUID
statusenum(Status of SCSI Volume)Status of the volume
sizelongbyteSize of the volume
vendorstringVolume manufacturer

Cluster : SCSI Path

Property NameTypeDescription
hoststringHost name
runtimeNamestringRuntime Name of the SCSI path
lunNumlongLogical Unit Number for the SCSI path
adapterstringSCSI adapter name
adapterTypeenum(SCSI Adapter Type)SCSI adapter type
volumeIdstringSCSI volume visible on the path
wwnstringNode and Port WWN of fibre channel target
targetPortWwnstringPort WWN of fibre channel target
targetNodeWwnstringNode WWN of fibre channel target
targetIscsiNamestringISCSI name of target
targetIscsiAliasstringISCSI alias of target
statusenum(SCSI Path Usage)SCSI path status
activityStateenum(SCSI Path Activity State)Indicates whether the path is currently active
preferredenum(SCSI Path Preferred)Path policy

Cluster : SCSI Adapter

Property NameTypeDescription
namestringSCSI adaptre name
hoststringHost name
typeenum(SCSI Adapter Type)SCSI adapter type
statusenum(SCSI Adapter Status)SCSI adapter status
modelstringSCSI adapter model
wwnstringNode and Port WWN of fibre channel adapter
portWwnstringPort WWN of fibre channel adapter
nodeWwnstringNode WWN of fibre channel adapter
iscsiNamestringISCSI name of adapter
iscsiAliasstringISCSI alias of adapter
driverstringDriver Name
pcistringThe Peripheral Connect Interface (PCI) ID of the device representing the adapter

Cluster : SCSI Target

Property NameTypeDescription
typeenum(SCSI Adapter Type)SCSI target type
wwnstringNode and Port WWN of fibre channel target
portWwnstringPort WWN of fibre channel target
nodeWwnstringNode WWN of fibre channel target
iscsiNamestringISCSI name of target
iscsiAliasstringISCSI alias of target

Cluster : NAS Mount

Property NameTypeDescription
remoteHoststringHost name of the NAS sub system
remotePathstringPath on the NAS sub system
userNamestringUser name
typeenum(NAS Mount Type)NAS mount type
datastorestringDatastore for the NAS mount

Resource Pool : VM

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringVirtual Machine name
hoststringHost name
clusterstringCluster name
multipathingStatusenum(Multipathing Status)Aggregate multipathing status on the Virtual Machine's Host. Fully redundant means 2 HBAs and 2 Targets exist among paths.
usedlongbyteTotal space used by the Virtual Machine
snapshotlongbyteTotal space used by snapshot files
diskUsedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Disk files
swaplongbyteTotal swap space used by the Virtual Machine
otherUsedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Machine files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others
sharedlongbyteTotal space used by shared Virtual Machine files
provisionedlongbyteTotal provisioned space for the Virtual Machine
uncommittedlongbyteTotal uncommitted space for the Virtual Machine
numVmDisklongNumber of Virtual Disks used by this Virtual Machine
numDatastorelongNumber of Datastores used by this Virtual Machine

Resource Pool : Datastore

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringDatastore name
datastoreTypeenum(Datastore Volume Type)File system type
entityStatusenum(Datastore Status)Aggregate connectivity status of the Datastore across all Hosts
entityMultipathingStatusenum(Multipathing Status)Aggregate Multipathing Status of Datastore across all Hosts. Fully redundant means 2 HBAs and 2 Targets exist among paths.
capacitylongbyteDatastore capacity
freeSpacelongbyteSpace available on the Datastore
percentFreedoublepercent% Space available on the Datastore
entityUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by Virtual Machine files
percentUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by Virtual Machine files
entitySnapshotlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by snapshot files
percentSnapshotdoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by snapshot files
entityDiskUsedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Disks on the Datastore
percentDiskUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by Virtual Disks
entitySwaplongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by swap files
percentSwapdoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by swap files
entityOtherUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others. This does not include Virtual Disks, snapshots or swap files
percentOtherUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others. This does not include Virtual Disks, snapshots or swap files
entitySharedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by shared files
percentShareddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by shared files

Resource Pool : SCSI Volume

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
scsiIdstringVolume UUID
statusenum(Status of SCSI Volume)Status of the volume
sizelongbyteSize of the volume
vendorstringVolume manufacturer

Resource Pool : SCSI Path

Property NameTypeDescription
hoststringHost name
runtimeNamestringRuntime Name of the SCSI path
lunNumlongLogical Unit Number for the SCSI path
adapterstringSCSI adapter name
adapterTypeenum(SCSI Adapter Type)SCSI adapter type
volumeIdstringSCSI volume visible on the path
wwnstringNode and Port WWN of fibre channel target
targetPortWwnstringPort WWN of fibre channel target
targetNodeWwnstringNode WWN of fibre channel target
targetIscsiNamestringISCSI name of target
targetIscsiAliasstringISCSI alias of target
statusenum(SCSI Path Usage)SCSI path status
activityStateenum(SCSI Path Activity State)Indicates whether the path is currently active
preferredenum(SCSI Path Preferred)Path policy

Resource Pool : SCSI Adapter

Property NameTypeDescription
namestringSCSI adapter name
hoststringHost name
typeenum(SCSI Adapter Type)SCSI adapter type
statusenum(SCSI Adapter Status)SCSI adapter status
modelstringSCSI adapter model
wwnstringNode and Port WWN of fibre channel adapter
portWwnstringPort WWN of fibre channel adapter
nodeWwnstringNode WWN of fibre channel adapter
iscsiNamestringISCSI name of adapter
iscsiAliasstringISCSI alias of adapter
driverstringDriver Name
pcistringThe Peripheral Connect Interface (PCI) ID of the device representing the adapter

Resource Pool : SCSI Target

Property NameTypeDescription
typeenum(SCSI Adapter Type)SCSI target type
wwnstringNode and Port WWN of fibre channel target
portWwnstringPort WWN of fibre channel target
nodeWwnstringNode WWN of fibre channel target
iscsiNamestringISCSI name of target
iscsiAliasstringISCSI alias of target

Resource Pool : NAS Mount

Property NameTypeDescription
remoteHoststringHost name of the NAS sub system
remotePathstringPath on the NAS sub system
userNamestringUser name
typeenum(NAS Mount Type)NAS mount type
datastorestringDatastore for the NAS mount

Host : VM

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringVirtual Machine name
clusterstringCluster name
resourcePoolstringResource Pool name
multipathingStatusenum(Multipathing Status)Aggregate multipathing status. Fully redundant means 2 HBAs and 2 Targets exist among paths.
usedlongbyteTotal space used by the Virtual Machine
snapshotlongbyteTotal space used by snapshot files
diskUsedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Disk files
swaplongbyteTotal swap space used by the Virtual Machine
otherUsedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Machine files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others
sharedlongbyteTotal space used by shared Virtual Machine files
provisionedlongbyteTotal provisioned space for the Virtual Machine
uncommittedlongbyteTotal uncommitted space for the Virtual Machine
numVmDisklongNumber of Virtual Disks used by this Virtual Machine
numDatastorelongNumber of Datastores used by this Virtual Machine

Host : Datastore

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringDatastore name
datastoreTypeenum(Datastore Volume Type)File system type
entityStatusenum(Datastore Status)Connectivity status of the Datastore on the Host
entityMultipathingStatusenum(Multipathing Status)Multipathing Status of the Datastore on the Host. Fully redundant means 2 HBAs and 2 Targets exist among paths.
capacitylongbyteDatastore capacity
freeSpacelongbyteSpace available on the Datastore
percentFreedoublepercent% Space available on the Datastore
entityUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by Virtual Machine files
percentUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by Virtual Machine files
entitySnapshotlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by snapshot files
percentSnapshotdoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by snapshot files
entityDiskUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by Virtual Disks
percentDiskUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by Virtual Disks
entitySwaplongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by swap files
percentSwapdoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by swap files
entityOtherUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others. This does not include Virtual Disks, snapshots or swap files
percentOtherUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others. This does not include Virtual Disks, snapshots or swap files
entitySharedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by shared files
percentShareddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by shared files

Host : SCSI Volume

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
scsiIdstringVolume UUID
canonicalNamestringThe name of the object in canonical format
runtimeNamestringRuntime Name
lunNumlongLogical Unit Number for the SCSI Volume on the Host
statusenum(Status of SCSI Volume)Status of the volume
entityStatusenum(Status of SCSI Volume)Connectivity status of the SCSI Volume on the Host
sizelongbyteSize of the volume
namestringUser assigned name for the volume
vendorstringVolume manufacturer

Host : SCSI Path

Property NameTypeDescription
runtimeNamestringRuntime Name of the SCSI Path
lunNumlongLogical Unit Number for the SCSI Path on the Host
adapterstringSCSI adapter name
adapterTypeenum(SCSI Adapter Type)SCSI adapter type
volumeIdstringSCSI volume visible on the path
wwnstringNode and Port WWN of fibre channel target
targetPortWwnstringPort WWN of fibre channel target
targetNodeWwnstringNode WWN of fibre channel target
targetIscsiNamestringISCSI name of target
targetIscsiAliasstringISCSI alias of target
statusenum(SCSI Path Usage)SCSI path status
activityStateenum(SCSI Path Activity State)Indicates whether the path is currently active
preferredenum(SCSI Path Preferred)Path policy

Host : SCSI Adapter

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringSCSI adapter name
typeenum(SCSI Adapter Type)SCSI adapter type
statusenum(SCSI Adapter Status)SCSI adapter status
modelstringSCSI adapter model
wwnstringNode and Port WWN of fibre channel adapter
portWwnstringPort WWN of fibre channel adapter
nodeWwnstringNode WWN of fibre channel adapter
iscsiNamestringISCSI name of adapter
iscsiAliasstringISCSI alias of adapter
driverstringDriver Name
pcistringThe Peripheral Connect Interface (PCI) ID of the device representing the adapter

Host : SCSI Target

Property NameTypeDescription
typeenum(SCSI Adapter Type)SCSI target type
wwnstringNode and Port WWN of fibre channel target
portWwnstringPort WWN of fibre channel target
nodeWwnstringNode WWN of fibre channel target
iscsiNamestringISCSI name of target
iscsiAliasstringISCSI alias of target

Host : NAS Mount

Property NameTypeDescription
remoteHoststringHost name of the NAS sub system
remotePathstringPath on the NAS sub system
userNamestringUser name
typeenum(NAS Mount Type)NAS mount type
datastorestringDatastore for the NAS mount

Datacenter : VM

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringVirtual Machine name
hoststringHost name
clusterstringCluster name
resourcePoolstringResource Pool name
multipathingStatusenum(Multipathing Status)Aggregate multipathing status on the Virtual Machine's Host. Fully redundant means 2 HBAs and 2 Targets exist among paths.
usedlongbyteTotal space used by the Virtual Machine
snapshotlongbyteTotal space used by snapshot files
diskUsedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Disk files
swaplongbyteTotal swap space used by the Virtual Machine
otherUsedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Machine files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others
sharedlongbyteTotal space used by shared Virtual Machine files
provisionedlongbyteTotal provisioned space for the Virtual Machine
uncommittedlongbyteTotal uncommitted space for the Virtual Machine
numVmDisklongNumber of Virtual Disks used by this Virtual Machine
numDatastorelongNumber of Datastores used by this Virtual Machine

Datacenter : Datastore

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringDatastore name
datastoreTypeenum(Datastore Volume Type)File system type
statusenum(Datastore Status)Aggregate connectivity status across all hosts using the Datastore
multipathingStatusenum(Multipathing Status)Aggregate multipathing status across all hosts using the Datastore
capacitylongbyteDatastore capacity
freeSpacelongbyteSpace available on the Datastore
percentFreedoublepercent% Space available on the Datastore
usedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by Virtual Machine files
percentUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by Virtual Machine files
snapshotlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by snapshot files
percentSnapshotdoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by snapshot files
diskUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by Virtual Disks
percentDiskUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by Virtual Disks
swaplongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by swap files
percentSwapdoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by swap files
otherUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others. This does not include Virtual Disks, snapshots or swap files
percentOtherUseddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others. This does not include Virtual Disks, snapshots or swap files
sharedlongbyteTotal space used on the Datastore by shared files
percentShareddoublepercentPercentage of space used on the Datastore by shared files
provisionedlongbyteTotal provisioned space on the Datastore
uncommittedlongbyteTotal uncommitted space on the Datastore
nonVmUsedlongbyteTotal space used by files on this Datastore that don't belong to any Virtual Machine
numVmlongNumber of Virtual Machines using this Datastore
numVmDisklongNumber of Virtual Disks present on this Datastore

Datacenter : Host

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringHost name
clusterstringCluster name
usedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Machines in the Host
snapshotlongbyteTotal space used by snapshot files
diskUsedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Disk files
configuredDisklongbyteTotal size of disks created for Virtual Machines on this Host
swaplongbyteTotal swap space used by all Virtual Machines on this Host
otherUsedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Machine files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others, on this Host
sharedlongbyteTotal space used by shared Virtual Machine files in this Host
numDatastorelongNumber of Datastores used by this Host's Virtual Machines

Datacenter : Resource Pool

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringResource Pool name
pathstringResource Pool path
hoststringHost name
clusterstringCluster name
usedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Machines in the Resource Pool
snapshotlongbyteTotal space used by snapshot files
diskUsedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Disk files
configuredDisklongbyteTotal size of disks created for Virtual Machines on this Resource Pool
swaplongbyteTotal swap space used by all Virtual Machines on this Resource Pool
otherUsedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Machine files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others, on this Resource Pool
sharedlongbyteTotal space used by shared Virtual Machine files in this Resource Pool
numDatastorelongNumber of Datastores used by this Resource Pool's Virtual Machines

Datacenter : Cluster

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringCluster name
usedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Machines in the Cluster
snapshotlongbyteTotal space used by snapshot files
diskUsedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Disk files
configuredDisklongbyteTotal size of disks created for Virtual Machines on this Cluster
swaplongbyteTotal swap space used by all Virtual Machines on this Cluster
otherUsedlongbyteTotal space used by Virtual Machine files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others, on this Cluster
sharedlongbyteTotal space used by shared Virtual Machine files in this Cluster
numDatastorelongNumber of Datastores used by this Cluster's Virtual Machines

Datacenter : SCSI Volume

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
scsiIdstringVolume UUID
statusenum(Status of SCSI Volume)Status of the volume
sizelongbyteSize of the volume
vendorstringVolume manufacturer

Datacenter : SCSI Path

Property NameTypeDescription
hoststringHost name
runtimeNamestringRuntime Name of the SCSI path
lunNumlongLogical Unit Number for the SCSI path
adapterstringSCSI adapter name
adapterTypeenum(SCSI Adapter Type)SCSI adapter type
volumeIdstringSCSI volume visible on the path
wwnstringNode and Port WWN of fibre channel target
targetPortWwnstringPort WWN of fibre channel target
targetNodeWwnstringNode WWN of fibre channel target
targetIscsiNamestringISCSI name of target
targetIscsiAliasstringISCSI alias of target
statusenum(SCSI Path Usage)SCSI path status
activityStateenum(SCSI Path Activity State)Indicates whether the path is currently active
preferredenum(SCSI Path Preferred)Path policy

Datacenter : SCSI Adapter

Property NameTypeDescription
namestringSCSI adapter name
hoststringHost name
typeenum(SCSI Adapter Type)SCSI adapter type
statusenum(SCSI Adapter Status)SCSI adapter status
modelstringSCSI adapter model
wwnstringNode and Port WWN of fibre channel adapter
portWwnstringPort WWN of fibre channel adapter
nodeWwnstringNode WWN of fibre channel adapter
iscsiNamestringISCSI name of adapter
iscsiAliasstringISCSI alias of adapter
driverstringDriver Name
pcistringThe Peripheral Connect Interface (PCI) ID of the device representing the adapter

Datacenter : SCSI Target

Property NameTypeDescription
typeenum(SCSI Adapter Type)SCSI target type
wwnstringNode and Port WWN of fibre channel target
portWwnstringPort WWN of fibre channel target
nodeWwnstringNode WWN of fibre channel target
iscsiNamestringISCSI name of target
iscsiAliasstringISCSI alias of target

Datacenter : NAS Mount

Property NameTypeDescription
remoteHoststringHost name of the NAS sub system
remotePathstringPath on the NAS sub system
userNamestringUser name
typeenum(NAS Mount Type)NAS mount type
datastorestringDatastore for the NAS mount

StoragePod : Datastore

Property NameTypeUnitDescription
namestringDatastore name.
datstoreTypeenum(Datastore Volume Type)File system type
statusenum(Datastore Status)Aggregate connectivity status across all hosts using the datastore.
multipathingStatusenum(Multipathing Status)Aggregate multipathing status across all hosts using the datastore.
capacitylongbyteDatastore capacity.
freeSpacelongbyteSpace available on the datastore.
percentFreedoublepercentPercent space available on the datastore.
usedlongbyteTotal space used on the datastore by virtual machine files.
snapshotlongbyteTotal space used on the datastore by snapshot files.
diskUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the datstore by virtual disks.
swaplongbyteTotal space used on the datastore by swap files.
otherUsedlongbyteTotal space used on the datastore by files such as configuration, suspend data, NVRAM, screenshots and others. This does not include space used for virtual disk, snapshot, or swap files.
sharedlongbyteTotal space used on the datastore by shared files.
provisionedlongbyteTotal provisioned space on the datastore.
uncommittedlongbyteTotal uncommitted space on the datastore.
nonVmUsedlongbyteTotal space used by files on the datastore that do not belong to any virtual machine.
numVMlongNumber of virtual machines using this datastore.
numVmDisklongNumber of virtual disks present on this datastore.
systemCapabilitystringSystem capability of the datastore.
customCapabilitystringUser-defined capability of the datastore.