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Using Lists

Many vSphere Client inventory tabs display lists of information.

For example, the Virtual Machines tab displays a list of all the virtual machines associated with a host or a

cluster. Sort any list in the vSphere Client by clicking the column label heading. A triangle in the column

head shows the sort order as ascending or descending.

You can also filter a list, sorting and including only selected items. A filter is sorted by a keyword. Select the

columns to include in the search for the keyword.

Filter a List View

You can filter a list if it is too long, or if you are looking for specific items in the list. For example, you can

filter a list of alarms for alarms that begin with the word "datastore". You can show and hide the filter field

by using the Filtering option in the View menu.

The list view is updated based on whether filtering is on or off. For example, if you are in the Virtual

Machines tab and the filtered text is “powered on", then only virtual machines whose state is set to powered

on will be displayed. If the state of any virtual machine changes, the virtual machine is removed from the

list. Virtual machines that are added to the list are also filtered.

Procedure

1 On any inventory panel that displays a list, click the arrow next to the filter box at the top right of the

pane.

2 Select the attributes on which to filter.

3 Enter search criteria into the filter field.

The search automatically starts after a pause of more than one second. Neither boolean expressions nor

special characters are supported. Filtering is not case-sensitive.

4 (Optional) Click Clear to clear the filter field.

Export a List

You can export a list in the vSphere Client to a file. Multiple file types are available when saving the file

locally.

Procedure

1 In the vSphere Client, navigate to a list view. For example, click the Virtual Machines tab when

viewing a host.

2 Select File > Export > Export List.

3 Type a filename and select a file type.

4 Click Save.

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