Specifications

Basic System Administration
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 ViewMenu–Controlswhichpanelsarevisible.Thisprovidesamenuitemfor
selectingoneofthenavigationbuttons.
InTable 4‐3,anasterisk(*)indicatesitemsthatareavailableonlywhenconnected
toVirtualCenterServer.
WhenconnectedtotheVirtualCenterServer , theView>Inventorymenuparsesthe
inventory
objectviewsintogroups.
 InventoryMenu–Displaysmenuitemsrelevanttotheselectedobjectinthe
inventorypanel.
InTable 4‐5,anasterisk(*)indicatesitemsthatareavailableonlywhenconnected
toVirtualCenterServer.
Table 4-3. View Menu Items
View>MainToolbar|Toolbar|StatusBar|Inventory|ScheduledTasks*|Events
|Administration|Maps*|Filtering
Table 4-4. View Menu > Inventory Items
View> Inventory>Hosts&Clusters|VirtualMachines&Templates|
Networks|Datastores
Table 4-5. Inventory Menu Items
Inventory> Datacenter>NewFolder|NewCluster|AddHost|
AddAlarm|AddPermission|Remove|
Rename
Inventory> VirtualMachine> PowerOn|PowerOff|Suspend|Reset
|ShutDownGuest|StandbyGuest|
RestartGuest|Snapshot|Migrate|
Clone
|ClonetoTemplate|Convertto
Template|AddAlarm|AddPermission
|OpenConsole|SendCtrl+Alt+Del|
AnswerQuestion|ReportPerformance|
InstallVMwareTools|UpgradeVMware
Tools|EditSettings|Rename|Remove
fromInventory|DeletefromDisk