# Data Object - VirtualMachineTicket(vim.VirtualMachine.Ticket)

Returned by
  AcquireTicket
Extends
  DynamicData
See also
  VirtualMachineCertThumbprint
Since
  vSphere API 4.1

## Data Object Description

This data object contains the information needed to establish a connection to a running virtual machine.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
certThumbprintList* | VirtualMachineCertThumbprint[] | List of expected thumbprints of the certificate of the host to which we are connecting. The list can be configured on the host to include only certain hash types. The default configuration includes all hash types that are considered secure. See vmware.com for the current security standards. Since 7.0.3.1
cfgFile | xsd:string | The name of the configuration file for the virtual machine.
host* | xsd:string | The host with which to establish a connection. If the host is not specified, it is assumed that the requesting entity knows the appropriate host with which to connect.
port* | xsd:int | The port number to use. If the port is not specified, it is assumed that the requesting entity knows the appropriate port to use when making a new connection.
sslThumbprint* | xsd:string | The expected SHA1 thumbprint of the SSL cert of the host to which we are connecting. This field can be enabled or disabled on the host.
ticket | xsd:string | The ticket name. This is used as the username and password for the MKS connection.
url* | xsd:string | Websocket URL. Some tickets are "websocket" tickets and are best expressed as a URL. Since vSphere API 7.0
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="VirtualMachineTicket"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="ticket" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="cfgFile" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="host" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="port" type="xsd:int" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="sslThumbprint" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="certThumbprintList" type="vsan:VirtualMachineCertThumbprint" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> <element name="url" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>