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Searching the Inventory
With vSphere Client, you can search the inventory for objects that match specified criteria. You can
search the inventories of all vCenter Server systems connected to the same Platform Services Controller
or to Platform Services Controllers.
You can only view and search for inventory objects that you have permission to view.
Note If your permissions change while you are logged in, the search service might not immediately
recognize these changes. To ensure that your search is performed with up-to-date permissions, log out of
all your open sessions and log in again before you perform the search.
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Perform a Quick Search
A quick search checks all types of objects for the specified search term within the name or other
properties of the object.
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Perform a Simple Search
A simple search checks all types of objects for a specified search term within the object name.
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Perform an Advanced Search
You can conduct an advanced search in the vSphere Web Client to search for managed objects that
meet multiple criteria.
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Save a Search
You can save search queries in the vSphere Web Client so that you can retrieve them to rerun later.
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Load a Saved Search
You can load a saved search query to rerun the search.
Perform a Quick Search
A quick search checks all types of objects for the specified search term within the name or other
properties of the object.
Procedure
1 Type the search term in the search box at the top of the vSphere Client window.
Multiple search terms in a quick or simple search are treated as if they are connected by ORs. For
example, searching for example machine finds all objects with names containing either "example" or
"machine".
The search results appear below the search box as you type. The number of items displayed is
limited to 10.
2 (Optional) To display an item in the inventory, click that item in the search results.
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