# Fault - UnexpectedFault(vmodl.fault.UnexpectedFault)

Extends
  RuntimeFault
See also
  LocalizedMethodFault
Since
  vmodl.version.version0

## Fault Description

An UnexpectedFault may be thrown when a newer version of the server reports a error that a cannot be converted to a fault that a client that is using an older version of the API would expect.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
fault* | LocalizedMethodFault | The unexpected fault if the server can send it in a form that the client will be able to de-serialize.
faultName | xsd:string | Name of the unexpected fault.
Properties inherited from RuntimeFault
None
Properties inherited from MethodFault
faultCause, faultMessage

*May not be present
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UnexpectedFault"> <complexContent> <extension base="vim25:RuntimeFault"> <sequence> <element name="faultName" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="fault" type="vim25:LocalizedMethodFault" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>