---
title: invalidVirtualMachineState
framework: virtualization
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: virtualization/vzerror/invalidvirtualmachinestate
---

# invalidVirtualMachineState

An invalid state error.

## Declaration

```swift
static var invalidVirtualMachineState: VZError.Code { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This error occurs when the virtual machine is in the wrong state for the current operation. For example, you might receive this error when you attempt to interact with a virtual machine that’s stopped or paused.

## See Also

### Getting the error codes

- [internalError](virtualization/vzerror/internalerror.md)
- [invalidVirtualMachineConfiguration](virtualization/vzerror/invalidvirtualmachineconfiguration.md)
- [invalidVirtualMachineStateTransition](virtualization/vzerror/invalidvirtualmachinestatetransition.md)
- [invalidDiskImage](virtualization/vzerror/invaliddiskimage.md)
- [networkError](virtualization/vzerror/networkerror.md)
- [notSupported](virtualization/vzerror/notsupported.md)
- [outOfDiskSpace](virtualization/vzerror/outofdiskspace.md)
- [operationCancelled](virtualization/vzerror/operationcancelled.md)
- [installationFailed](virtualization/vzerror/installationfailed.md)
- [installationRequiresUpdate](virtualization/vzerror/installationrequiresupdate.md)
- [invalidRestoreImage](virtualization/vzerror/invalidrestoreimage.md)
- [invalidRestoreImageCatalog](virtualization/vzerror/invalidrestoreimagecatalog.md)
- [noSupportedRestoreImagesInCatalog](virtualization/vzerror/nosupportedrestoreimagesincatalog.md)
- [restoreImageCatalogLoadFailed](virtualization/vzerror/restoreimagecatalogloadfailed.md)
- [restoreImageLoadFailed](virtualization/vzerror/restoreimageloadfailed.md)