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2 Display the tasks for a single object or the entire vCenter Server.
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To display the tasks for a single object, select the object.
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To display the tasks in the vCenter Server, select the root folder.
3 Click the Tasks & Events tab.
The task list contains tasks performed on the object and its children.
4 (Optional) To view detailed information for a task, select the task in the list.
The Task Details pane displays details such as task status, any error messages in the error stack, and
any related events.
View Recent Tasks
You view recent tasks for an ESXi host in the vSphere Client Recent Tasks pane.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client, select the host from the inventory.
2 If necessary, select View > Status Bar to display the status bar at the bottom of the vSphere Client.
The list of tasks appears in the Recent Tasks pane of the Status Bar.
View Scheduled Tasks
You view scheduled tasks in the vSphere Client Scheduled Tasks pane. The scheduled task list includes
tasks that are scheduled to run and those that have already run.
Prerequisites
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Open a vSphere Client session to a vCenter Server.
Procedure
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In the vSphere Client, select Home > Management > Scheduled Tasks.
Filter Tasks for a Host or Datacenter
Filtering the task list removes tasks performed on child objects.
Prerequisites
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Open a vSphere Client session to a vCenter Server.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client, select the host or datacenter in the inventory and click the Tasks & Events tab.
2 In View, click Tasks to display the tasks list.
3 If the Show all entries list and the search field are not displayed under the Tasks and Events buttons,
select View > Filtering.
4 Click Show all entries and select Show host entries or Show datacenter entries, depending on the
object selected.
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