Name	Type	Description
action	TypeDescription[]	Action class descriptions for an alarm.
datastoreConnectionState	ElementDescription[]	accessible and description *Since* vSphere API 4.0
entityStatus	ElementDescription[]	ManagedEntity Status enum description
expr	TypeDescription[]	Descriptions of expression types for a trigger.
hostSystemConnectionState	ElementDescription[]	Host System Connection State enum description
hostSystemPowerState	ElementDescription[]	Host System Power State enum description *Since* vSphere API 4.0
metricOperator	ElementDescription[]	MetricAlarmExpression Metric Operator enum description
stateOperator	ElementDescription[]	State Operator enum description
virtualMachineGuestHeartbeatStatus	ElementDescription[]	Guest Heartbeat Status enum description *Since* vSphere API 4.0
virtualMachinePowerState	ElementDescription[]	Virtual Machine Power State enum description
Properties inherited from DynamicData
dynamicProperty, dynamicType

Name

Type

Description

action

TypeDescription[]

Action class descriptions for an alarm.

datastoreConnectionState

ElementDescription[]

accessible and description

Since vSphere API 4.0

entityStatus

ElementDescription[]

ManagedEntity Status enum description

expr

TypeDescription[]

Descriptions of expression types for a trigger.

hostSystemConnectionState

ElementDescription[]

Host System Connection State enum description

hostSystemPowerState

ElementDescription[]

Host System Power State enum description

Since vSphere API 4.0

metricOperator

ElementDescription[]

MetricAlarmExpression Metric Operator enum description

stateOperator

ElementDescription[]

State Operator enum description

virtualMachineGuestHeartbeatStatus

ElementDescription[]

Guest Heartbeat Status enum description

Since vSphere API 4.0

virtualMachinePowerState

ElementDescription[]

Virtual Machine Power State enum description

Properties inherited from DynamicData

dynamicProperty, dynamicType

         <complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="AlarmDescription">
            <complexContent>
               <extension base="vim25:DynamicData">
                  <sequence>
                     <element name="expr" type="vim25:TypeDescription" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
                     <element name="stateOperator" type="vim25:ElementDescription" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
                     <element name="metricOperator" type="vim25:ElementDescription" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
                     <element name="hostSystemConnectionState" type="vim25:ElementDescription" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
                     <element name="virtualMachinePowerState" type="vim25:ElementDescription" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
                     <element name="datastoreConnectionState" type="vim25:ElementDescription" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
                     <element name="hostSystemPowerState" type="vim25:ElementDescription" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
                     <element name="virtualMachineGuestHeartbeatStatus" type="vim25:ElementDescription" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
                     <element name="entityStatus" type="vim25:ElementDescription" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
                     <element name="action" type="vim25:TypeDescription" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
                  </sequence>
               </extension>
            </complexContent>
         </complexType>

Data Object - AlarmDescription

Data Object Description