# Fault - GatewayOperationRefused(vim.fault.GatewayOperationRefused)

Thrown by
  AddHost_Task, AddStandaloneHost_Task, QueryConnectionInfoViaSpec, ReconnectHost_Task
Extends
  GatewayConnectFault
Since
  vSphere API 6.0

## Fault Description

GatewayOperationRefused is thrown by vCenter Server when a gateway server denies to accept more connection due to resource limitation. The fault may occur due to specific configuration of the Gateway server to work with limited resources or due to physical limitation to handle more host connections.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
None
Properties inherited from GatewayConnectFault
details, gatewayId, gatewayInfo, gatewayType
Properties inherited from HostConnectFault
None
Properties inherited from VimFault
None
Properties inherited from MethodFault
faultCause, faultMessage

Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:pbm="urn:pbm" name="GatewayOperationRefused"> <complexContent> <extension base="pbm:GatewayConnectFault"> <sequence> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>