# Data Object - NodeDeploymentSpec(vim.vcha.FailoverClusterConfigurator.NodeDeploymentSpec)

Property of
  VchaClusterDeploymentSpec
Parameter to
  createWitnessNode_Task
Extended by
  PassiveNodeDeploymentSpec
Extends
  DynamicData
See also
  CustomizationIPSettings, Datastore, Folder, HostSystem, Network, ResourcePool, ServiceLocator
Since
  vSphere API 6.5

## Data Object Description

The NodeDeploymentSpec class defines location specification of the nodes the VCHA Cluster along with Management vCenter Server information that manages node VM.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
clusterNetworkPortGroup* | ManagedObjectReference to a Network | Name of the portgroup that is associated with the VCHA Cluster IP address where clients connect to vCenter Server. If a portgroup is not specified same portgroup present on source is used to deploy the VM with an assumption that portgroup is present on destination.
datastore* | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Datastore used for deploying the VM. For behavior when a datastore is not specified, See datastore
esxHost* | ManagedObjectReference to a HostSystem | ESX host on which the VM is to be deployed. For behavior when an esxHost is not specified, See host
folder | ManagedObjectReference to a Folder | Folder in which the VM is to be created.
ipSettings | CustomizationIPSettings | VCHA Cluster network configuration of the node. All cluster communication (state replication, heartbeat, cluster messages) happens over this network.
managementVc* | ServiceLocator | Management vCenter Server managing this VM. If the managementVc is not specified, managementVc specified as part of SourceNodeSpec is used.
nodeName | xsd:string | nodeName here refers to a name that will be assigned to the VM to which this node will be deployed to.
publicNetworkPortGroup* | ManagedObjectReference to a Network | Name of the portgroup that is associated with the public IP address where clients connect to vCenter Server. If a portgroup is not specified same portgroup present on source is used to deploy the VM with an assumption that portgroup is present on destination.
resourcePool* | ManagedObjectReference to a ResourcePool | ResourcePool that will be used to deploy this node. If the ResourcePool is not specified, the root resource pool for the host will be used.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="NodeDeploymentSpec"> <complexContent> <extension base="vim25:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="esxHost" type="vim25:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="datastore" type="vim25:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="publicNetworkPortGroup" type="vim25:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="clusterNetworkPortGroup" type="vim25:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="folder" type="vim25:ManagedObjectReference"/> <element name="resourcePool" type="vim25:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="managementVc" type="vim25:ServiceLocator" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="nodeName" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="ipSettings" type="vim25:CustomizationIPSettings"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>