Viewing a Summary of the ESXi Hypervisor's Virtual Machines and Virtual Machine Templates
The VMs/Templates tab displays summary information about the virtual machines and virtual machine templates that are contained on the ESXi hypervisor(s) selected in the top pane. If multiple hypervisors are selected in the top pane, this tab will display virtual machine information for all the selected hypervisors.
You can customize the way information is displayed within this pane. See Customizing the Column Headers for information.
Field |
Description |
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Power on |
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Power off |
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Search |
Enables you to search for virtual machines contained on the tab. To initiate a search you simply type the search criteria in the Search box. Only those virtual machines that match the search criteria are displayed; all other virtual machines are hidden.
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Parent ESXi Hypervisor |
The name or IP address of the ESXi hypervisor that is hosting the virtual machine or virtual machine template. |
VM Name |
The virtual machine name. |
VMware Tools Version Status |
VMware Tools is a suite of utilities that enhances the performance of the virtual machine's guest operating system and improves management of the virtual machine. This column identifies the version of VMware Tools currently in use on the virtual machine. |
VMware Tools Running Status |
Indicates if VMware Tools is running on the virtual machine. |
Last Known Power State |
The last known state of the virtual machine (Powered on, Powered off, or Suspended). |
Type |
Indicates if the device is a virtual machine (VM) or a VM template. |
CPUs |
The number of Central Processing Unit (CPUs) available to the virtual machine. |
Memory |
The amount of memory (MB) allocated to the virtual machine. |
Disk Size |
The amount of disk space (GB) allocated to the virtual machine. |
Operating System |
The operating system being used on the virtual machine. |
IP Address |
The IP address of the virtual machine. |
Hostname |
The name of the machine on the network that is hosting the virtual machine. |