# Data Object - VmMessageEvent(vim.event.VmMessageEvent)

Extends
  VmEvent
See also
  VirtualMachineMessage

## Data Object Description

This event records when an informational message (consisting of a collection of "observations") is thrown by the virtual machine. This is a generic event for such messages.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
message | xsd:string | A raw message returned by the virtualization platform.
messageInfo* | VirtualMachineMessage[] | Since VI API 2.5
Properties inherited from VmEvent
template
Properties inherited from Event
chainId, changeTag, computeResource, createdTime, datacenter, ds, dvs, fullFormattedMessage, host, key, net, userName, vm
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="VmMessageEvent"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:VmEvent"> <sequence> <element name="message" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="messageInfo" type="vsan:VirtualMachineMessage" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>