# Fault - InvalidHostState(vim.fault.InvalidHostState)

Thrown by
  CreateNvdimmNamespace_Task, CreateNvdimmPMemNamespace_Task, DeleteNvdimmBlockNamespaces_Task, DeleteNvdimmNamespace_Task, MergeDvs_Task
Extended by
  InvalidHostConnectionState
Extends
  InvalidState
See also
  HostSystem
Since
  VI API 2.5

## Fault Description

The host has an invalid state.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
host* | ManagedObjectReference to a HostSystem | The host that has an invalid state.
Properties inherited from InvalidState
None
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="InvalidHostState"> <complexContent> <extension base="sms:InvalidState"> <sequence> <element name="host" type="sms:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>