# Data Object - DatastoreInfo(vim.Datastore.Info)

Property of
  Datastore
Extended by
  LocalDatastoreInfo, NasDatastoreInfo, VmfsDatastoreInfo, VvolDatastoreInfo
Extends
  DynamicData

## Data Object Description

Detailed information about a datastore. This is a base type for derived types that have more specific details about a datastore.
See HostVmfsVolume
See HostNasVolume
See HostLocalFileSystemVolume

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
containerId* | xsd:string | The unique container ID of the datastore, if applicable. Since vSphere API 5.5
freeSpace | xsd:long | Free space of this datastore, in bytes. The server periodically updates this value. It can be explicitly refreshed with the Refresh operation.
maxFileSize | xsd:long | The maximum size of a file that can reside on this file system volume.
maxMemoryFileSize | xsd:long | The maximum size of a snapshot or a swap file that can reside on this file system volume. Since vSphere API 6.0
maxVirtualDiskCapacity* | xsd:long | The maximum capacity of a virtual disk which can be created on this volume. Since vSphere API 5.5
name | xsd:string | The name of the datastore.
timestamp* | xsd:dateTime | Time when the free-space and capacity values in DatastoreInfo and DatastoreSummary were updated. Since vSphere API 4.0
url | xsd:string | The unique locator for the datastore.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:pbm="urn:pbm" name="DatastoreInfo"> <complexContent> <extension base="pbm:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="name" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="url" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="freeSpace" type="xsd:long"/> <element name="maxFileSize" type="xsd:long"/> <element name="maxVirtualDiskCapacity" type="xsd:long" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="maxMemoryFileSize" type="xsd:long" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="timestamp" type="xsd:dateTime" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="containerId" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>