# Enum - VchaNodeRole(vim.vcha.FailoverClusterManager.VchaNodeRole)

Since
  vSphere API 6.5

## Enum Description

Enum Constants

Name | Description
--- | ---
active | Node is having a role of Active. In this role, node runs a vCenter Server that serves client requests.
passive | Node is having a role of Passive. In this role node, runs as a standby for the Active vCenter Server and receives state updates. This node takes over the role of Active vCenter Server upon failover.
witness | Node is having a role of Witness. In this role, node acts as a quorom node for avoiding the classic split-brain problem.

Show WSDL type definition
<simpleType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vslm="urn:vslm" name="VchaNodeRole"> <restriction base="xsd:string"> <enumeration value="active"/> <enumeration value="passive"/> <enumeration value="witness"/> </restriction> </simpleType>