# Fault - PatchSuperseded(vim.fault.PatchSuperseded)

Extends
  PatchNotApplicable
Since
  VI API 2.5

## Fault Description

This fault is thrown if a patch install fails because the patch is superseded by patches already installed.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
supersede* | xsd:string[] | The patches that supersede this patch.
Properties inherited from PatchNotApplicable
patchID
Properties inherited from VimFault
None
Properties inherited from MethodFault
faultCause, faultMessage

*May not be present
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:sms="urn:sms" name="PatchSuperseded"> <complexContent> <extension base="sms:PatchNotApplicable"> <sequence> <element name="supersede" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>