# Fault - ReplicationVmFault(vim.fault.ReplicationVmFault)

Extended by
  ReplicationVmInProgressFault
Extends
  ReplicationFault
See also
  VirtualMachine
Since
  vSphere API 5.0

## Fault Description

A ReplicationVmFault is thrown when there is an issue with an operation performed on a replicated VirtualMachine

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
instanceId* | xsd:string | The name of the instance currently being created.
reason | xsd:string | The reason for the failure. One of the above.
state* | xsd:string | The current ReplicationVmState of the VirtualMachine
vm | ManagedObjectReference to a VirtualMachine | The virtual machine, for identification purposes.
Properties inherited from ReplicationFault
None
Properties inherited from VimFault
None
Properties inherited from MethodFault
faultCause, faultMessage

*May not be present
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="ReplicationVmFault"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:ReplicationFault"> <sequence> <element name="reason" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="state" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="instanceId" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="vm" type="vsan:ManagedObjectReference"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>