# Data Object - ManagedByInfo(vim.ext.ManagedByInfo)

Property of
  VAppConfigInfo, VAppConfigSpec, VirtualMachineConfigInfo, VirtualMachineConfigSpec, VirtualMachineConfigSummary
Extends
  DynamicData
Since
  vSphere API 5.0

## Data Object Description

The ManagedByInfo data object contains information about the extension responsible for the life-cycle of the entity.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
extensionKey | xsd:string | Key of the extension managing the entity.
type | xsd:string | Managed entity type, as defined by the extension managing the entity. An extension can manage different types of entities - different kinds of virtual machines, vApps, etc. - and this property is used to find the corresponding managedEntityInfo entry from the extension.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

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