# Enum - SharesLevel(vim.SharesInfo.Level)

Property of
  SharesInfo, SharesOption

## Enum Description

Simplified shares notation. These designations have different meanings for different resources.

Enum Constants

Name | Description
--- | ---
custom | If you specify `custom` for the level property, when there is resource contention the Server uses the shares value to determine resource allocation.
high | For CPU: Shares = 2000 * nmumber of virtual CPUs For Memory: Shares = 20 * virtual machine memory size in megabytes For Disk: Shares = 2000 For Network: Shares = networkResourcePoolHighShareValue
low | For CPU: Shares = 500 * number of virtual CPUs For Memory: Shares = 5 * virtual machine memory size in megabytes For Disk: Shares = 500 For Network: Shares = 0.25 * networkResourcePoolHighShareValue
normal | For CPU: Shares = 1000 * number of virtual CPUs For Memory: Shares = 10 * virtual machine memory size in megabytes For Disk: Shares = 1000 For Network: Shares = 0.5 * networkResourcePoolHighShareValue

Show WSDL type definition
<simpleType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="SharesLevel"> <restriction base="xsd:string"> <enumeration value="low"/> <enumeration value="normal"/> <enumeration value="high"/> <enumeration value="custom"/> </restriction> </simpleType>