# Data Object - NetworkSummary(vim.Network.Summary)

Property of
  HostConnectInfoNetworkInfo, Network, VirtualMachineNetworkInfo
Extended by
  OpaqueNetworkSummary
Extends
  DynamicData
See also
  Network

## Data Object Description

General information about a network.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
accessible | xsd:boolean | At least one host is configured to provide this network.
ipPoolId* | xsd:int | Identifier of the associated IP pool. Zero if the network is not associated with an IP pool. Since vSphere API 5.1
ipPoolName | xsd:string | Name of the associated IP pool. Empty if the network is not associated with an IP pool. Since vSphere API 4.0
name | xsd:string | Name of the network.
network* | ManagedObjectReference to a Network | Reference to the associated managed object.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:sms="urn:sms" name="NetworkSummary"> <complexContent> <extension base="sms:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="network" type="sms:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="name" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="accessible" type="xsd:boolean"/> <element name="ipPoolName" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="ipPoolId" type="xsd:int" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>