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Chapter 18 Setting Up and Monitoring Performance Statistics and Resource Maps
Viewing Maps
Globalmaps–mapswhereallVirtualCenterobjectsareavailablefordisplay–are
accessiblethroughtheMapsbuttoninthenavigationbar.
MapsforspecificinventoryobjectsareavailablethroughtheMapstabforthoseobjects.
Toaccessaninventoryobject’sMapstab,selecteithertheHostsandClustersor
the
VirtualMachinesandTemplatesoptionfromtheInventorybuttoninthenavigation
bar,thenselectaninventoryitem.
Youcancustomizeamapviewbyselectingordeselectingobjectsintheinventorypane
(globalmaps),orbyselectingordeselectingoptionsintheMapRelationshipsarea.
Youcanrepositionthe
mapbydraggingit(clickanywhereonthemap,hold,drag).A
greyboxintheoverviewarearepresentsthesectionofthetotalmapthatisviewable
andmovesasyoudragthemap.Youcanresizethegreyboxtozoominoroutofa
sectionofthe
map.
Youcandouble‐clickanyobjectinamaptoswitchtotheMaptabforthatitem
(providingaMaptabisavailableforthattypeofobject).Youcanright‐clickonany
objectinamaptoaccessitsright‐clickmenu.
Virtualmachineicon.
Networkicon.
Datastoreicon.
Overviewsection Thumbnailgraphicofthefull‐scalemap.
MapRelationships
section
Displayedwhenmorethanonemapviewisavailable.
Refreshlink Mapsdonotauto‐refresh.ClickRefreshtosynchronizeyourmap
withthecurrentstateoftheinventoryandtocenterthemapview.
Table 18-3. Map Elements and Icons (Continued)
Attribute Description