# Data Object - DatacenterBasicConnectInfo(vim.Datacenter.BasicConnectInfo)

Returned by
  BatchQueryConnectInfo
Extends
  DynamicData
See also
  AboutInfo, LocalizedMethodFault
Since
  vSphere API 6.7.1

## Data Object Description

BasicConnectInfo consists of essential information about the host. This is a subset of HostConnectInfo and contains the information which is relevant when it comes to dealing with a set of hosts.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
error* | LocalizedMethodFault | Error encountered while querying the host. See QueryConnectionInfo for the list of exceptions which can be represented here.
hardwareModel* | xsd:string | System model identification.
hardwareVendor* | xsd:string | Hardware vendor identification.
hostname* | xsd:string | Target host.
hostProductInfo* | AboutInfo | Information about the software running on the host.
numPoweredOnVm* | xsd:int | Specifies the number of powered-on VMs on the host.
numVm* | xsd:int | Specifies the number of VMs on the host.
serverIp* | xsd:string | IP address of the VirtualCenter already managing this host, if any.
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="DatacenterBasicConnectInfo"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="hostname" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="error" type="vsan:LocalizedMethodFault" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="serverIp" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="numVm" type="xsd:int" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="numPoweredOnVm" type="xsd:int" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="hostProductInfo" type="vsan:AboutInfo" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="hardwareVendor" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="hardwareModel" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>