# Data Object - VmFailedStartingSecondaryEvent(vim.event.VmFailedStartingSecondaryEvent)

Extends
  VmEvent
Since
  vSphere API 4.0

## Data Object Description

This event records vmotion failure when starting a secondary VM.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
reason* | xsd:string | The reason for the failure. See VmFailedStartingSecondaryEventFailureReason
Properties inherited from VmEvent
template
Properties inherited from Event
chainId, changeTag, computeResource, createdTime, datacenter, ds, dvs, fullFormattedMessage, host, key, net, userName, vm
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vslm="urn:vslm" name="VmFailedStartingSecondaryEvent"> <complexContent> <extension base="vslm:VmEvent"> <sequence> <element name="reason" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>