# Data Object - ClusterInitialPlacementAction(vim.cluster.InitialPlacementAction)

Extends
  ClusterAction
See also
  HostSystem, ResourcePool
Since
  VI API 2.5

## Data Object Description

Describes an initial placement of a single virtual machine

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
pool* | ManagedObjectReference to a ResourcePool | The resource pool to place the virtual machine into in case this action is for migrating from outside cluster.
targetHost | ManagedObjectReference to a HostSystem | The host where the virtual machine should be initially placed.
Properties inherited from ClusterAction
target, type
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="ClusterInitialPlacementAction"> <complexContent> <extension base="vslm:ClusterAction"> <sequence> <element name="targetHost" type="vslm:ManagedObjectReference"/> <element name="pool" type="vslm:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>