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Chapter 4 Using the VI Client
 AdministrationMenu–Displaysconfigurationoptionsthatapplyacrossthe
VMwareInfrastructureenvironment.
InTable 4‐6,anasterisk(*)indicatesitemsthatareavailableonlywhenconnected
toVirtualCenterServer.
 Plugins–DisplaysoptionsformanagingVirtualCenterplugins.
Inventory> Templates*> PowerOn|PowerOff|Suspend|Reset
|ShutDownGuest|RestartGuest|
Snapshot|Migrate|Clone|Cloneto
Template|ConverttoTemplate|Open
Console|SentCtrl+Alt+Del|Answer
Question|ReportPerformance|Install
VMwareTools|
EditSettings|Rename|
RemovefromInventory|Deletefrom
Disk
Inventory> Host> NewVirtualMachine|Connect*|
Disconnect*|EnterMaintenanceMode|
ShutDown|Reboot|ReportSummary|
ReportPerformance|AdvancedSettings
|Remove*|RelocateVMFiles
Inventory> Cluster*> 
AddHost|NewVirtualMachine|New
ResourcePool|EditSettings|Remove|
Rename
Inventory> ResourcePool> NewVirtualMachine|NewResource
Pool|ReportPerformance*|Remove|
Rename
Inventory> Datastore*> BrowseDatastore|Rename|Remove|
Refresh
Inventory> Network*> 
Remove
Inventory> Permission> Add|Delete|Properties
Inventory> Alarm*> Properties|Remove
Inventory> ScheduledTask*> Run|Remove|Properties
Table 4-6. Administration Menu Items
Administration> CustomAttributes*|VirtualCenterManagementSettings*|
Role|Session*|EditMessageoftheDay*|Export
DiagnosticData*|ConsolidationSettings
Table 4-5. Inventory Menu Items (Continued)