# HostProperties
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Describes the properties of a Dedicated Host.

## Contents
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 ** cores **   
The number of cores on the Dedicated Host.  
Type: Integer  
Required: No

 ** instanceFamily **   
The instance family supported by the Dedicated Host. For example, `m5`.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** instanceType **   
The instance type supported by the Dedicated Host. For example, `m5.large`. If the host supports multiple instance types, no **instanceType** is returned.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** sockets **   
The number of sockets on the Dedicated Host.  
Type: Integer  
Required: No

 ** totalVCpus **   
The total number of vCPUs on the Dedicated Host.  
Type: Integer  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/ec2-2016-11-15/HostProperties) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ec2-2016-11-15/HostProperties) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ec2-2016-11-15/HostProperties)