# Fault - CnsFault(vim.fault.CnsFault)

Thrown by
  CnsAttachVolume, CnsConfigureVolumeACLs, CnsCreateVolume, CnsDeleteVolume, CnsDetachVolume, CnsExtendVolume, CnsQueryAsync, CnsQueryVolume, CnsUpdateVolumeMetadata
Extended by
  CnsAlreadyRegisteredFault, CnsMissingControllerFault, CnsNotRegisteredFault, CnsPlacementFault, CnsSnapshotNotFoundFault, CnsVolumeNotFoundFault
Extends
  VimFault
Since
  vSAN API vSAN 6.7U3

## Fault Description

Base class for all CNS faults.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
reason | xsd:string | A message to indicate detailed information about the error.
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="CnsFault"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:VimFault"> <sequence> <element name="reason" type="xsd:string"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>