# Fault - GenericVmConfigFault(vim.fault.GenericVmConfigFault)

Extends
  VmConfigFault
Since
  2.0

## Fault Description

Thrown when a running virtual machine reports an error.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
reason | xsd:string | Message from the virtual machine
Properties inherited from VmConfigFault
None
Properties inherited from VimFault
None
Properties inherited from MethodFault
faultCause, faultMessage

Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="GenericVmConfigFault"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:VmConfigFault"> <sequence> <element name="reason" type="xsd:string"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>