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A **VirtualMachine** represents a network host, running within an Arvados installation, on which Arvados users are given login accounts.

h2. Methods

See "virtual_machines":{{site.baseurl}}/api/methods/virtual_machines.html

h2. Resource

Each VirtualMachine has, in addition to the usual "attributes of Arvados resources":{{site.baseurl}}/api/resources.html:

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|_. Attribute|_. Type|_. Description|_. Example|
|hostname|string|||