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3 (Optional) To see more search results or more details about the search results, click All Results.
a (Optional) To see additional information about the object, select an object in the results table.
b (Optional) To display that item in the inventory, double-click any item in the search results.
The search results are listed in a table. If differing types of objects are found, the table contains tabs
for each type of object. For example, if a search finds hosts and virtual machines, the following tabs
appear: Hosts, showing only host results and Virtual Machines, showing only virtual machine
results.
Perform a Simple Search
A simple search checks all types of objects for a specified search term within the object name.
Procedure
1 From the vSphere Client Home screen sidebar menu, 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 finds all objects with names containing either "example" or
"machine".
The search results are listed in a table. If differing types of objects are found, the table contains tabs
for each type of object. For example, if a search finds hosts and virtual machines, the following tabs
appear: Hosts, showing only host results and Virtual Machines, showing only virtual machine
results.
3 (Optional) To see additional information about the object, select the object in the results table.
4 (Optional) To display an item in the inventory, double-click that item in the search results.
Perform an Advanced Search
You can conduct an advanced search in the vSphere Web Client to search for managed objects that meet
multiple criteria.
For example, you can use specific strings to search for virtual machines residing 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 specified criteria.
all The search returns only results that match all the specified criteria.
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