Specifications

Basic System Administration
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Viewing All Event Messages
TheEventstabisavailablewhenyouselectaresourcepool,host,orvirtualmachine
objectfromtheInventorypanel.ThisviewoftheeventsisavailablewhentheVIClient
isconnectedtoanESXServer.
Figure 19-1. VI Client Connected to ESX Server > Inventory > Virtual Machine >
Events Tab
To view event details
FromtheInventorypanel,clicktheEventstab.Clickanevent.
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TheEventDetailsfielddisplaysadditionalinformationabouttheevent:
 EventsaremessagesthatreportVMwareInfrastructureClientactivity.Event
messagesarepredefinedintheproduct.
 Logsarestoredreferenceinformationrelatedtoselectedeventmessages.Logsare
predefinedintheproduct.Youcanconfigurewhetherselectedlogsaregenerated
ornot.
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OTEWhenconnectedtoaVirtualCenterServer,EventsarecombinedwiththeTasks
tab.
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OTE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connections.