# Fault - AlreadyConnected(vim.fault.AlreadyConnected)

Thrown by
  AddHost_Task, AddStandaloneHost_Task, QueryConnectionInfo
Extends
  HostConnectFault
Since
  2.0

## Fault Description

AlreadyConnect fault is thrown by the host connect method if the host is already connected to a VirtualCenter server. This might occur if the host has been added more than once in the same VirtualCenter in different folders or compute resources.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
name | xsd:string | Name of the host
Properties inherited from HostConnectFault
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="AlreadyConnected"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:HostConnectFault"> <sequence> <element name="name" type="xsd:string"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>