The following is a list of tips and tricks for the ZENworks VM Management Console. They can help you to maximize your work effort with the VMs in your data center:
Click
> and select to change your VM Management Server URL as well the username associated with that server.If you want to only work with one window and not have multiple windows open when you switch perspectives, click
> > menu, then select to have the new perspectives open .Click the
button in the top right corner of the edit window to open an external browser to display the information in a full-sized browser window.Click the
button at the top of the console to refresh the views and any open editor views. Click the individual refresh buttons to refresh the specific view or editor view.Double-click a View or an editor tab to maximize it to a full window; double-click it to restore it to its previous size and layout position.
Editors can be dragged within the main window to re-dock anywhere you want. They can stack or tile but cannot be dragged outside of the main window.
Edit views do not close automatically when switching between views. In order to avoid having VM Management Show Version edit views cluttering your Monitoring perspective or to avoid having Monitoring edit views cluttering your VM Management perspective, click
> in the menu, then select to open a new perspective . Any time you select one of the perspectives at the top of the console, this option allows you to open a new window so you can keep the VM Management and Monitoring edit views separate while working.Double-click any device name in the monitored servers view to load as many Monitoring editor views as you want. The editor windows stack with the other editor windows that you have open.
Click
> > to show the Progress view at the bottom of the VM Management window.Double-click the right portion of the status bar to quickly bring up the Progress view.
Click
> > to view the Error Log view at the bottom of the VM Management window.Double-click the status bar to quickly bring up the Error Log view.
Double-click a VM collection to bring up the Warehouse Editor view.
Double-click a VM in the Workspace view to bring up the wizard in edit mode.
Double-click the blank area in the Workspace view to bring up the wizard in creation mode.
To quickly move around the VM Creation Wizard, click any of the blue items in the
at the left side of the wizard.