# Fault - CannotUseNetwork(vim.fault.CannotUseNetwork)

Extends
  VmConfigFault
See also
  Network
Since
  vSphere API 5.5

## Fault Description

A network associated with the virtual machine is accessible, but it cannot be used for some reason.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
backing | xsd:string | The backing of the network device.
connected | xsd:boolean | The connected/disconnected state of the device.
device | xsd:string | The label of the network device.
network* | ManagedObjectReference to a Network | A reference to the network that cannot be used Since vSphere API 6.0
reason | xsd:string | Reason describing why the network cannot be used.
Properties inherited from VmConfigFault
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="CannotUseNetwork"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:VmConfigFault"> <sequence> <element name="device" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="backing" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="connected" type="xsd:boolean"/> <element name="reason" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="network" type="vsan:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>