# Fault - HostSpecificationOperationFailed(vim.fault.HostSpecificationOperationFailed)

Thrown by
  DeleteHostSpecification, DeleteHostSubSpecification, RetrieveHostSpecification, UpdateHostSpecification, UpdateHostSubSpecification
Extends
  VimFault
See also
  HostSystem
Since
  vSphere API 6.5

## Fault Description

Fault thrown when an operation, on host specification or host sub specification for a host, failed.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
host | ManagedObjectReference to a HostSystem | The host on which host specification operation failed.
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="HostSpecificationOperationFailed"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:VimFault"> <sequence> <element name="host" type="vsan:ManagedObjectReference"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>