# Data Object - ClusterHostGroup(vim.cluster.HostGroup)

Extends
  ClusterGroupInfo
See also
  HostSystem
Since
  vSphere API 4.1

## Data Object Description

The ClusterHostGroup data object identifies hosts for VM-Host rules. VM-Host rules determine placement of virtual machines on hosts in a cluster. The logic specified in a ClusterVmHostRuleInfo object determines where virtual machines can be powered-on.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
host* | ManagedObjectReference[] to a HostSystem[] | List of hosts that are part of this group. A host group can contain zero or more hosts.
Properties inherited from ClusterGroupInfo
name, uniqueID, userCreated
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="ClusterHostGroup"> <complexContent> <extension base="vim25:ClusterGroupInfo"> <sequence> <element name="host" type="vim25:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>