Specifications

search looks for terms that match the search term with the single character
replaced. For example, to search for "ESX3.0.1" or "ESX3.0.2" you can use the
following search:
ESX3.0.?
Multiple character wildcard searches look for 0 or more characters. For example,
to search for ESX, ESX3.0.2 or ESX3.5, you can use the following search:
ESX*
You can also use wildcard searches in the middle of a term. For example:
ESX*2
Note: You cannot use a * or ? symbol as the first character of a search.
Using fuzzy searches
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager supports fuzzy searches based on the
Levenshtein distance algorithm. The Levenshtein distance is a metric for
measuring the amount of difference between two sequences, that is, the edit
distance. The Levenshtein distance between two strings is given by the minimum
number of operations needed to transform one string into the other, where an
operation is an insertion, deletion, or substitution of a single character.
To do a fuzzy search, use the tilde (~) symbol at the end of a single term. For
example, to search for a term similar in spelling to "SQL" use the fuzzy search:
SQL~
This search finds terms such as "PQL" and "TQL". An optional parameter can
specify the required similarity. The value is between 0 and 1. If the value is closer
to 1, only terms with a higher similarity will be matched. For example:
SQL~0.8
The default that is used if the optional parameter is not given is 0.5.
Using proximity searches
By using proximity searches, you can find words that are within a specific
distance away. To do a proximity search, use the tilde (~) symbol at the end of a
phrase. For example, to search for "Microsoft" and "Server" within 10 words of
each other in a document, use the following search:
"Microsoft Server"~10
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Using fuzzy searches