Specifications

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ThischapterdescribesthespecificlayoutandnavigationoftheVIClient.Italso
containsinformationforconfiguringadminoptions,VirtualCenterServersettings,
managinghostconfigurationoptions,andmanagingmodules.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
 “A b o u t theVIClient”onpage 45
 “SortingandFilteringLists”onpage 60
 “UsingCustomAttributes”onpage 61
 “SelectingandViewingObjects”onpage 63
 “ManagingVirtualCenterModules”onpage 67
About the VI Client
TheVMwareInfrastructureClientadaptstotheconnectedserver.WhentheVIClient
isconnectedtoaVirtualCenterServer,theVIClientdisplaysalltheoptionsavailableto
theVMwareInfrastructureenvironment,basedonthelicensingyouhaveconfigured
andthepermissionsoftheuser.WhentheVIClientisconnected
toanESXServerhost,
theVIClientdisplaysonlytheoptionsappropriatetosinglehostmanagement.
ThedefaultVMwareInfrastructureClientlayoutisasinglewindowwithamenubar,
anavigationbar,atoolbar,astatusbar,apanelsection,andpop‐upmenus.
Using the VI Client
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