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2 (Optional) Click any item in the search results to display that item in the inventory.
3 (Optional) To see more search results or more details about the search results, click Show All Results.
a (Optional) Select an object in the results table to see additional information about the object.
b (Optional) Double-click any item in the search results to display that item in the inventory.
The search results are listed in a table. If diering types of objects are found, the table contains tabs for
each type of object. For example, if a search nds hosts and datastores, the following tabs appear:
Datastore, showing only datastore results and Host, showing only host results.
Perform a Simple Search
A simple search searches all types of objects for the specied search term in the name of the object.
Procedure
1 From the vSphere Web Client Home screen, click New Search
2 Type the search term in the search box and press Enter.
Multiple search terms in a quick or simple search are treated as if they are connected by ORs. For
example, searching for example machine nds all objects with names containing either "example" or
"machine".
The search results are listed in a table. If diering types of objects are found, the table contains tabs for
each type of object. For example, if a search nds hosts and datastores, the following tabs appear:
Datastore, showing only datastore results and Host, showing only host results.
3 (Optional) Select an object in the results table to see additional information about the object.
4 (Optional) Double-click any item in the search results to display that item in the inventory.
Perform an Advanced Search
With Advanced search, you can search for managed objects that meet multiple criteria.
For example, you can search for virtual machines whose name contains a particular string that reside on a
particular host.
Procedure
1 From the vSphere Web Client Home, click New Search and then click Advanced Search.
2 Select the type of object to search for from the Search for drop-down menu.
3 Select how to combine the search criteria.
Option Description
any
The search returns results that match any of the specied criteria.
all
The search returns only results that match all of the specied criteria.
4 Select a property to search for from the drop-down menu.
The properties available depend on the type of object you are searching for.
5 Select the relationship between the search term and the property from the drop-down menu.
The options available in this step depend on the property selected in the previous step. For example, if
you select a Name property, the options available are contains, is, and is not.
6 Type or select the search term.
7 (Optional) To add additional search criteria, click Add new criteria and repeat Step 4 to Step 6.
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