Attributes for the VirtualMachine objects lists the key attributes for VirtualMachine objects.

Table 1. Attributes for the VirtualMachine objects

Attribute

Description

Allowed values

DisableEvents

Set this attribute to TRUE if you want to disable events for the virtual machine.

Boolean

DisableVMToolsEvents

Set this attribute to TRUE if you want to disable VMTools events for the virtual machine.

Boolean

IsUnreachable

Is TRUE if all the ComposedOf Virtual Interfaces on this Virtual Machine are unreachable, and the Virtual Machine itself is not powered down.

Boolean

vmIPAddress

Indicates the IP address of the virtual machine.

Note:

ESM adds the description tag Virtual Machine when it adds the IP address of a VM to the IP Manager Pending List. The IP server uses this description to identify the VM and sets the attribute HostType to VIRTUAL for Hosts. When HostType = VIRTUAL, then: Down problem for VM Hosts is suppressed in IP.Unresponsive event for VM Hosts is generated in IP.

Integer

VMToolsInstalled

Indicates that the virtual machine has VM tools installed. TRUE if this virtual machine has VM tools or Xen tools installed.

Boolean

IsHostUnresponsive

Is TRUE if the UnitaryComputerSystem that this Virtual Machine virtualizes is unresponsive.

Boolean

IsParentHostUnresponsive

Is TRUE if the Hypervisor that this Virtual Machine hosed by is unresponsive.

Boolean