Specifications

Chapter 7: Search
Language syntax
The following sections contain information about the Virtualization Manager
search query language elements, and about their usage.
Terms
There are two types of terms: single terms and phrases. A single term is a single
word such as "vm" or "west". A phrase is a group of words surrounded by
quotation marks, such as "vm west". You can combine multiple terms together
with Boolean operators to form a more complex query.
Fields
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager supports fielded data. When performing a
search you can either specify a field, or use the default field. You can search any
field by typing the field name followed by a colon, and then the term you are
looking for.
For example, SolarWinds Virtualization Manager may contain two fields, host and
text, and text is the default field. In this case, to find the virtual machine named
"River Ranch" which contains the text "Windows Server 2008", enter either one of
the following queries:
VM:"River Ranch" AND text:”Windows Server 2008”
or
VM:"River Ranch" AND “Windows Server 2008”
Because text is the default field, the field indicator is not required.
Note: The field is only valid for the term that it directly precedes, so the query
VM:River Ranch only finds VMs named "River". It finds "Ranch" in the default
field, in this case, the text field.
Using wildcard searches
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager supports single and multiple character
wildcard searches within single terms, but not within phrase queries. To perform a
single character wildcard search, use the "?" symbol. To perform a multiple
character wildcard search, use the "*" symbol. The single character wildcard
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