# Enum - UpgradePolicy(vim.vm.ToolsConfigInfo.UpgradePolicy)

Since
  VI API 2.5

## Enum Description

The policy setting used to determine when tools are auto-upgraded for a virtual machine

Enum Constants

Name | Description
--- | ---
manual | No auto-upgrades for tools will be performed for this virtual machine. Users must manually invoke the UpgradeTools operation to update the tools.
upgradeAtPowerCycle | When the virtual machine is power-cycled, the system checks for a newer version of tools when the VM comes back up. If it is available, a tools upgrade is automatically performed on the virtual machine and it is rebooted if necessary.

Show WSDL type definition
<simpleType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpgradePolicy"> <restriction base="xsd:string"> <enumeration value="manual"/> <enumeration value="upgradeAtPowerCycle"/> </restriction> </simpleType>