Users Guide

4 Enter a name for the lter in the Filter Name (Optional) text box.
5 Do one of the following:
• Select the Hypervisor IP Range check box, and enter the start and end IP address of the hypervisor.
• Select the Virtual Machine Date Range check box, and enter the start and end date of virtual machine discovery. Enter the dates
manually following the format MM/DD/YYYY, or select the dates from the calendar. Devices discovered from 00:00:00 of start
date to 00:00:00 of the next day after the end date are displayed. For example, if you enter the ltering option 01/01/2015 as both
start date and end date, all devices discovered between 00:00:00 of 01/01/2015 and 00:00:00 of 01/02/2015 are displayed.
• Select the Hypervisor host check box, and select the hypervisor type from the drop-down list. The available options are:
• VMware ESXi
• Microsoft Hyper-V
NOTE: You can select both the options.
• Select the Status check box, and select the status of the virtual machine from the drop-down list. The available options are:
• Online
• Oine
• Suspended
• Unknown
NOTE: You can select multiple statuses.
6 Click Save and Run to save the lter. You can use the saved lters at a later time.
OR
• Click Run Once to view a ltered list of virtual machines.
OR
• Click Cancel to return to the All Devices tab.
Creating a new virtual machine group
A virtual machine group can represent the structure of a data center, room, aisle, rack, or custom. You can nest groups in parent-child
relationships to represent how the virtual machines in your data center are congured.
1 In the left pane, click Virtual Machines > VM Groups.
2 From the task menu, click Add New.
The Add New VM/Group window is displayed. By default, the group used previously is selected.
3 Enter a name for the group in the Name text box and provide an optional description for the group.
NOTE
: The name must be unique across groups and devices under the parent group.
4 Click Save.
A new VM group is created successfully.
5 In the Add Existing VM tab, select the virtual machines to add to the VM group.
6 Click Save.
The selected VMs are added successfully.
Adding a virtual machine to an existing group
After a virtual machine is discovered or manually added to OpenManage Power Center, you can add it to a VM group.
1 In the left pane, click Virtual Machines > VM Groups.
2 Select the VM group to which you want to add the virtual machine and click Add Existing VM tab.
3 Select the virtual machines that you want to add to the selected VM group and click Save.
The selected VMs are added successfully.
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