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Chapter 4 Using the VI Client
To edit custom attributes and annotations for a virtual machine or host
1 Selectthevirtualmachineorhostintheinventory.
2ClicktheSummarytabforthevirtualmachineorhost.
3IntheAnnotationsbox,clicktheEditlink.
TheEditCustomAttributesdialogboxisdisplayed.
4Toaddanattribute:
aClickAdd.
bIntheNametextbox,typethenameof
theattribute.
cIntheTypedrop‐downlist,selecttheattributetype:VirtualMachine,Host,
orGlobal.
dIntheValuetextbox,typethevalueyouwanttogivetotheattributeforthe
currentlyselectedobject.
eClickOK.
Afteryouhavedefinedanattributeonasingle
virtualmachineorhost,itis
availabletoallobjectsofthattypeintheinventory.However,thevalueyou
specifyisappliedonlytothecurrentlyselectedobject.
5Toeditthevalueofanattributethathasalreadybeendefined,double‐clickthe
Valuefieldforthatattributeandenter
thenewvalue.
6Toaddannotations,entertextintheNotestextbox.
7ClickOKtosaveyourchanges.
Selecting and Viewing Objects
ThissectiondescribescommonWindowsproceduresthataffecttheVMware
InfrastructureClient.Navigationtopicsarediscussedinthefollowingsections:
 “SelectingObjects”onpage 64
 “MonitoringObjects”onpage 65
 “PerformingActionsonObjects”onpage 65