# Data Object - VirtualMachineConnection(vim.VirtualMachine.Connection)

Parameter to
  DropConnections
Returned by
  QueryConnections
Extended by
  VirtualMachineMksConnection
Extends
  DynamicData
Since
  vSphere API 7.0.1.0

## Data Object Description

The Connection object describes a connection to the virtual machine.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
client | xsd:string | The client identifer. This identifier is a UTF-8 string which is semantically meaningful for the connection. Examples of the client identifier are an IP address (V4 or V6) with or without a port specification, a machine name that requires a DNS lookup, or any other network oriented identification scheme.
label | xsd:string | The unique identifier associated with the connection. The label is a UTF-8 string which specifies a unique identifier for a connection.
userName | xsd:string | The name of the user authorizing the connection. This is used for auditing.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:sms="urn:sms" name="VirtualMachineConnection"> <complexContent> <extension base="sms:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="label" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="client" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="userName" type="xsd:string"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>