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Chapter 4 Using the VI Client
To change the name of an object
SelectanitemandpressF2orclickthetextoftheselecteditem.Typethenewname.
Monitoring Objects
VIClientmonitorsVirtualCenterorESXServeractivities.Forahosttobemonitoredby
VirtualCenter,itmustberegisteredwiththeVirtualCenterServer.See“A d d i n g aHost”
onpage 119forinformationonaddingobjectstoyourVirtualCenterServer.IfanESX
ServerhostisnotregisteredwithaVirtualCenterServer,
youcanconnecttothehost
directly,alsousingtheVIClient.
To check the status of an object
1StarttheVIClient.
2Clicktheappropriatebuttoninthenavigationbar.
 IfyouclicktheInventoryorMapsbutton,navigatethroughtheinventory
panelliststoviewindividualobjectssuchashosts,datacenters,andvirtual
machines.
 IfyouclicktheScheduledTasks,Events,orAdminbutton,theinformation
paneldisplaysthescheduledtasks,events,oradministrativewizard
appropriatetothechoice.
3Clicktheobjecttoviewit.
Whenyouselectanobject,theobjectlabelintheinventorypanelisshowninblue
andtheinformationpanel
updatesitsdisplaytoreflecttheobject’sdata.
4Clicktheappropriatetabintheinformationpanel.
Thedatacorrespondingtotheobjectandtabselectedisshown.Clickthroughthe
tabstoviewtheinformationabouttheobject,asneeded.
Performing Actions on Objects
ThissectiondescribesonlythebasicprocessforperformingtasksintheVMware
InfrastructureClient.Thissectiondoesnotdescribespecificsettingsandconditions.
Seethechapterorbookspecifictothetaskyouwanttoperformforadditional
information.
Toviewanobject,youmusthavethenecessarypermissionassigned
forthatobject.The
typeofactionyoucantakeonanobjectdependsuponthespecificprivilegesassigned
toyourusernameandgroup.