Specifications

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Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
 “ManagingTasks”onpage 297
 “ManagingEvents”onpage 307
 “ManagingAlarms”onpage 312
Managing Tasks
ThissectiondescribeshowtoviewandscheduleVirtualCentertasks.Tasksareplanned
activities.Theseactivitiesarescheduledorinitiatedmanually.Tasksgenerateevent
messagesthatindicateanyissuesassociatedwiththetask.Therearetwokindsoftasks:
 Anunscheduledtask,whichcanresultfromperforminganoperationthatmight
takeawhile,likeaddingahost.
 Ascheduledtask,whichyousetuptoinitiateatafuturetime.
Thissectioncontainsthefollowingsections:
 “UnderstandingTasks”onpage 298
 “ViewingandPerformingTasks”onpage 298
Managing Tasks, Events,
and Alarms
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NOTETheviewsandcapabilitiesdisplayedvarydependingonwhethertheVI
ClientisconnectedtoaVirtualCenterServeroranESXServer.Unlessindicated,
theprocess,task,ordescriptionappliestobothkindsofVIClientconnections.The
TasksoptionisnotavailablewhentheVIClientisconnectedto
anESXServer,but
itdoesoffertherecenttaskswindowatthebottomoftheVIClientwindow.