Table D-1 Data Center Explorer Icons
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Physical Server |
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Virtual Center Folder |
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Virtual Machine |
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Virtual Center Cluster |
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Groups |
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Virtual Center Pool |
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Virtual Center |
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Primary Site |
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Virtual Center Data Center |
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Secondary Site |
Table D-2 Data Center Explorer Icon Status Indicators
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Monitored |
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Virtual Machine Powered On |
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Monitored virtual machine |
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Virtual Machine Powered Off |
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Not monitored |
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Unresponsive/error |
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Not inventoried virtual machine |
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Warning |
Table D-3 Data Center Explorer Commands and Associated Icons
Commands |
Submenu |
Description |
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Inventory |
Inventories the selected servers. The selection must be discovered but not yet inventoried. To inventory servers that have already been inventoried, use . |
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Start Monitoring |
Monitors the selected servers. The selection can be a node ( , , , or ) in the Data Center Explorer pane, or a particular Filter, Group, or Site to monitor all child servers. |
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Stop Monitoring |
Stops monitoring the selected servers. The selection can be a node ( , , , or ) in the Data Center Explorer pane, or a particular Filter, Group, or Site to stop monitoring all child servers. |
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Logs |
View Logs Acknowledge Logs |
View logs of selected servers. |
If there are some errors associated with a machine, an error icon is displayed on that machine. If the errors are acceptable, you can use to remove the error icon from the display of the machine. |
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Create Group |
Create a new group of servers. |
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Copy to Group |
<group_name> |
Copies the selected servers to the designated group. |
Rename Group |
Renames the selected group. |
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Create Template |
Opens the New Server Template dialog box. |
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Attach Credentials |
Opens the Attach Credentials dialog box. |
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Launch |
Terminal Services SSH VMware Remote Console VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client VMware Web Access |
Opens the selected application (if it is installed). Paths are configurable by selecting from the menu, then clicking the tab.NOTE:
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Delete |
Delete the server or group of servers. |
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Chargeback |
Opens the Raters for name dialog box. |
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View XML |
Displays the selected machine details as an XML document. Only the first machine is displayed if there are multiple selections. |
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Properties |
Opens a Properties dialog box for the selected server. |
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Set Custom Fields |
Opens a Properties dialog box (Custom Fields page) for the selected servers when multiple servers are selected. |
To apply Data Center Explorer commands to servers, right-click a server and select the required command from the menu.