# Data Object - ManagedObjectReference(vmodl.ManagedObjectReference)

## Data Object Description

This class is used to refer to a server-side Managed Object.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | xsd:string | The name of the Managed Object type this ManagedObjectReference refers to. Allowable values are:
"Alarm" | - Alarm Managed Object.
"AlarmManager" | - AlarmManager Managed Object.
"AuthorizationManager" | - AuthorizationManager Managed Object.
"CertificateManager" | - CertificateManager Managed Object.
"ClusterComputeResource" | - ClusterComputeResource Managed Object.
"ClusterEVCManager" | - ClusterEVCManager Managed Object.
"ClusterProfile" | - ClusterProfile Managed Object.
"ClusterProfileManager" | - ClusterProfileManager Managed Object.
"ComputeResource" | - ComputeResource Managed Object.
"ContainerView" | - ContainerView Managed Object.
"CryptoManager" | - CryptoManager Managed Object.
"CryptoManagerHost" | - CryptoManagerHost Managed Object.
"CryptoManagerHostKMS" | - CryptoManagerHostKMS Managed Object.
"CryptoManagerKmip" | - CryptoManagerKmip Managed Object.
"CustomFieldsManager" | - CustomFieldsManager Managed Object.
"CustomizationSpecManager" | - CustomizationSpecManager Managed Object.
"Datacenter" | - Datacenter Managed Object.
"Datastore" | - Datastore Managed Object.
"DatastoreNamespaceManager" | - DatastoreNamespaceManager Managed Object.
"DiagnosticManager" | - DiagnosticManager Managed Object.
"DistributedVirtualPortgroup" | - DistributedVirtualPortgroup Managed Object.
"DistributedVirtualSwitch" | - DistributedVirtualSwitch Managed Object.
"DistributedVirtualSwitchManager" | - DistributedVirtualSwitchManager Managed Object.
"EnvironmentBrowser" | - EnvironmentBrowser Managed Object.
"EventHistoryCollector" | - EventHistoryCollector Managed Object.
"EventManager" | - EventManager Managed Object.
"ExtensibleManagedObject" | - ExtensibleManagedObject Managed Object.
"ExtensionManager" | - ExtensionManager Managed Object.
"FailoverClusterConfigurator" | - FailoverClusterConfigurator Managed Object.
"FailoverClusterManager" | - FailoverClusterManager Managed Object.
"FileManager" | - FileManager Managed Object.
"Folder" | - Folder Managed Object.
"GuestAliasManager" | - GuestAliasManager Managed Object.
"GuestAuthManager" | - GuestAuthManager Managed Object.
"GuestFileManager" | - GuestFileManager Managed Object.
"GuestOperationsManager" | - GuestOperationsManager Managed Object.
"GuestProcessManager" | - GuestProcessManager Managed Object.
"GuestWindowsRegistryManager" | - GuestWindowsRegistryManager Managed Object.
"HealthUpdateManager" | - HealthUpdateManager Managed Object.
"HistoryCollector" | - HistoryCollector Managed Object.
"HostAccessManager" | - HostAccessManager Managed Object.
"HostActiveDirectoryAuthentication" | - HostActiveDirectoryAuthentication Managed Object.
"HostAuthenticationManager" | - HostAuthenticationManager Managed Object.
"HostAuthenticationStore" | - HostAuthenticationStore Managed Object.
"HostAutoStartManager" | - HostAutoStartManager Managed Object.
"HostBootDeviceSystem" | - HostBootDeviceSystem Managed Object.
"HostCacheConfigurationManager" | - HostCacheConfigurationManager Managed Object.
"HostCertificateManager" | - HostCertificateManager Managed Object.
"HostCpuSchedulerSystem" | - HostCpuSchedulerSystem Managed Object.
"HostDatastoreBrowser" | - HostDatastoreBrowser Managed Object.
"HostDatastoreSystem" | - HostDatastoreSystem Managed Object.
"HostDateTimeSystem" | - HostDateTimeSystem Managed Object.
"HostDiagnosticSystem" | - HostDiagnosticSystem Managed Object.
"HostDirectoryStore" | - HostDirectoryStore Managed Object.
"HostEsxAgentHostManager" | - HostEsxAgentHostManager Managed Object.
"HostFirewallSystem" | - HostFirewallSystem Managed Object.
"HostFirmwareSystem" | - HostFirmwareSystem Managed Object.
"HostGraphicsManager" | - HostGraphicsManager Managed Object.
"HostHealthStatusSystem" | - HostHealthStatusSystem Managed Object.
"HostImageConfigManager" | - HostImageConfigManager Managed Object.
"HostKernelModuleSystem" | - HostKernelModuleSystem Managed Object.
"HostLocalAccountManager" | - HostLocalAccountManager Managed Object.
"HostLocalAuthentication" | - HostLocalAuthentication Managed Object.
"HostMemorySystem" | - HostMemorySystem Managed Object.
"HostNetworkSystem" | - HostNetworkSystem Managed Object.
"HostNvdimmSystem" | - HostNvdimmSystem Managed Object.
"HostPatchManager" | - HostPatchManager Managed Object.
"HostPciPassthruSystem" | - HostPciPassthruSystem Managed Object.
"HostPowerSystem" | - HostPowerSystem Managed Object.
"HostProfile" | - HostProfile Managed Object.
"HostProfileManager" | - HostProfileManager Managed Object.
"HostServiceSystem" | - HostServiceSystem Managed Object.
"HostSnmpSystem" | - HostSnmpSystem Managed Object.
"HostSpecificationManager" | - HostSpecificationManager Managed Object.
"HostStorageSystem" | - HostStorageSystem Managed Object.
"HostSystem" | - HostSystem Managed Object.
"HostVFlashManager" | - HostVFlashManager Managed Object.
"HostVirtualNicManager" | - HostVirtualNicManager Managed Object.
"HostVMotionSystem" | - HostVMotionSystem Managed Object.
"HostVsanHealthSystem" | - HostVsanHealthSystem Managed Object.
"HostVsanInternalSystem" | - HostVsanInternalSystem Managed Object.
"HostVsanSystem" | - HostVsanSystem Managed Object.
"HostVStorageObjectManager" | - HostVStorageObjectManager Managed Object.
"HttpNfcLease" | - HttpNfcLease Managed Object.
"InventoryView" | - InventoryView Managed Object.
"IoFilterManager" | - IoFilterManager Managed Object.
"IpPoolManager" | - IpPoolManager Managed Object.
"IscsiManager" | - IscsiManager Managed Object.
"LicenseAssignmentManager" | - LicenseAssignmentManager Managed Object.
"LicenseManager" | - LicenseManager Managed Object.
"ListView" | - ListView Managed Object.
"LocalizationManager" | - LocalizationManager Managed Object.
"ManagedEntity" | - ManagedEntity Managed Object.
"ManagedObjectView" | - ManagedObjectView Managed Object.
"MessageBusProxy" | - MessageBusProxy Managed Object.
"Network" | - Network Managed Object.
"OpaqueNetwork" | - OpaqueNetwork Managed Object.
"OptionManager" | - OptionManager Managed Object.
"OverheadMemoryManager" | - OverheadMemoryManager Managed Object.
"OvfManager" | - OvfManager Managed Object.
"PerformanceManager" | - PerformanceManager Managed Object.
"Profile" | - Profile Managed Object.
"ProfileComplianceManager" | - ProfileComplianceManager Managed Object.
"ProfileManager" | - ProfileManager Managed Object.
"PropertyCollector" | - PropertyCollector Managed Object.
"PropertyFilter" | - PropertyFilter Managed Object.
"ResourcePlanningManager" | - ResourcePlanningManager Managed Object.
"ResourcePool" | - ResourcePool Managed Object.
"ScheduledTask" | - ScheduledTask Managed Object.
"ScheduledTaskManager" | - ScheduledTaskManager Managed Object.
"SearchIndex" | - SearchIndex Managed Object.
"ServiceInstance" | - ServiceInstance Managed Object.
"ServiceManager" | - ServiceManager Managed Object.
"SessionManager" | - SessionManager Managed Object.
"SimpleCommand" | - SimpleCommand Managed Object.
"StoragePod" | - StoragePod Managed Object.
"StorageResourceManager" | - StorageResourceManager Managed Object.
"Task" | - Task Managed Object.
"TaskHistoryCollector" | - TaskHistoryCollector Managed Object.
"TaskManager" | - TaskManager Managed Object.
"UserDirectory" | - UserDirectory Managed Object.
"VcenterVStorageObjectManager" | - VcenterVStorageObjectManager Managed Object.
"View" | - View Managed Object.
"ViewManager" | - ViewManager Managed Object.
"VimClusterVsanVcDiskManagementSystem" | - VimClusterVsanVcDiskManagementSystem Managed Object.
"VimClusterVsanVcStretchedClusterSystem" | - VimClusterVsanVcStretchedClusterSystem Managed Object.
"VirtualApp" | - VirtualApp Managed Object.
"VirtualDiskManager" | - VirtualDiskManager Managed Object.
"VirtualizationManager" | - VirtualizationManager Managed Object.
"VirtualMachine" | - VirtualMachine Managed Object.
"VirtualMachineCompatibilityChecker" | - VirtualMachineCompatibilityChecker Managed Object.
"VirtualMachineProvisioningChecker" | - VirtualMachineProvisioningChecker Managed Object.
"VirtualMachineSnapshot" | - VirtualMachineSnapshot Managed Object.
"VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitch" | - VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitch Managed Object.
"VsanCapabilitySystem" | - VsanCapabilitySystem Managed Object.
"VsanClusterHealthSystem" | - VsanClusterHealthSystem Managed Object.
"VsanHostVdsSystem" | - VsanHostVdsSystem Managed Object.
"VsanIscsiTargetSystem" | - VsanIscsiTargetSystem Managed Object.
"VsanMassCollector" | - VsanMassCollector Managed Object.
"VsanObjectSystem" | - VsanObjectSystem Managed Object.
"VsanPerformanceManager" | - VsanPerformanceManager Managed Object.
"VsanPhoneHomeSystem" | - VsanPhoneHomeSystem Managed Object.
"VsanSpaceReportSystem" | - VsanSpaceReportSystem Managed Object.
"VsanSystemEx" | - VsanSystemEx Managed Object.
"VsanUpdateManager" | - VsanUpdateManager Managed Object.
"VsanUpgradeSystem" | - VsanUpgradeSystem Managed Object.
"VsanUpgradeSystemEx" | - VsanUpgradeSystemEx Managed Object.
"VsanVcClusterConfigSystem" | - VsanVcClusterConfigSystem Managed Object.
"VsanVcClusterHealthSystem" | - VsanVcClusterHealthSystem Managed Object.
"VsanVcsaDeployerSystem" | - VsanVcsaDeployerSystem Managed Object.
"VsanVdsSystem" | - VsanVdsSystem Managed Object.
"VsanVumSystem" | - VsanVumSystem Managed Object.
"VStorageObjectManagerBase" | - VStorageObjectManagerBase Managed Object.
value | xsd:string | The specific instance of Managed Object this ManagedObjectReference refers to.

Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="ManagedObjectReference"> <simpleContent> <extension base="xsd:string"> <attribute name="type" type="xsd:string"/> </extension> </simpleContent> </complexType>