6.5.1
Table Of Contents
- vCenter Server and Host Management
- Contents
- About VMware vCenter Server and Host Management
- Updated Information
- vSphere Concepts and Features
- Using the vSphere Web Client
- Log in to vCenter Server by Using the vSphere Web Client
- Log out of vCenter Server Using the vSphere Web Client
- Use the vSphere Web Client Navigator
- Customize the User Interface
- Install the VMware Enhanced Authentication Plug-in
- Pause and Resume a Task in Progress
- Refresh Data
- Searching the Inventory
- Use Quick Filters
- View Recent Objects
- Configure the vSphere Web Client Timeout Value
- Remove Stored User Data
- Drag Objects
- Export Lists
- Attach File to Service Request
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Configuring Hosts and vCenter Server
- Host Configuration
- Synchronizing Clocks on the vSphere Network
- Configuring vCenter Server
- Configure License Settings for vCenter Server
- Configuring Statistics Settings
- Configure Runtime Settings for vCenter Server
- Configure User Directory Settings
- Configure Mail Sender Settings
- Configure SNMP Settings
- View Port Settings
- Configure Timeout Settings
- Configure Logging Options
- Configure Database Settings
- Verifying SSL Certificates for Legacy Hosts
- Configure Advanced Settings
- Send a Message to Other Logged In Users
- Edit the Settings of Services
- Start, Stop, and Restart Services
- Configuring Services in the vSphere Web Client
- Using Enhanced Linked Mode
- Configuring Communication Among ESXi , vCenter Server, and the vSphere Web Client
- Configuring Customer Experience Improvement Program
- Organizing Your Inventory
- Tagging Objects
- License Management and Reporting
- Licensing Terminology and Definitions
- The License Service in vSphere 6.5
- Licensing for Environments with vCenter Server Systems 6.0 and Later, and 5.5
- Licensing for Products in vSphere
- Suite Licensing
- Managing Licenses
- Viewing Licensing Information
- Generating Reports for License Use in the vSphere Web Client
- Importing License Keys Data from My VMware
- Working with Tasks
- Reboot or Shut Down an ESXi Host
- Managing Hosts with vCenter Server in the vSphere Client
- Migrating Virtual Machines
- Cold Migration
- Migration with vMotion
- Migration with Storage vMotion
- CPU Compatibility and EVC
- CPU Compatibility Scenarios
- CPU Families and Feature Sets
- About Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
- EVC Requirements for Hosts
- Create an EVC Cluster
- Enable EVC on an Existing Cluster
- Change the EVC Mode for a Cluster
- Determine EVC Modes for Virtual Machines
- Determine the EVC Mode that a Host Supports
- Prepare Clusters for AMD Processors Without 3DNow!
- CPU Compatibility Masks
- View CPUID Details for an EVC Cluster
- Migrate a Powered-Off or Suspended Virtual Machine
- Migrate a Virtual Machine to a New Compute Resource
- Migrate a Virtual Machine to a New Compute Resource and Storage
- Migrate a Virtual Machine to New Storage
- Place vMotion Traffic on the vMotion TCP/IP Stack of an ESXi Host
- Place Traffic for Cold Migration on the Provisioning TCP/IP Stack
- Limits on Simultaneous Migrations
- About Migration Compatibility Checks
- Automating Management Tasks by Using vRealize Orchestrator
- Concepts of Workflows
- Performing Administration Tasks on the vSphere Objects
- Configure the Default vRealize Orchestrator
- Managing Associations of Workflows with vSphere Inventory Objects
- Managing Workflows
- Workflows for Managing Inventory Objects
- Cluster and Compute Resource Workflows
- Guest Operation Files Workflows
- Guest Operation Processes Workflows
- Custom Attributes Workflows
- Data Center Workflows
- Datastore and Files Workflows
- Data Center Folder Management Workflows
- Host Folder Management Workflows
- Virtual Machine Folder Management Workflows
- Basic Host Management Workflows
- Host Power Management Workflows
- Host Registration Management Workflows
- Networking Workflows
- Distributed Virtual Port Group Workflows
- Distributed Virtual Switch Workflows
- Standard Virtual Switch Workflows
- Resource Pool Workflows
- Storage Workflows
- Storage DRS Workflows
- Basic Virtual Machine Management Workflows
- Clone Workflows
- Linked Clone Workflows
- Linux Customization Clone Workflows
- Tools Clone Workflows
- Windows Customization Clone Workflows
- Device Management Workflows
- Move and Migrate Workflows
- Other Workflows
- Power Management Workflows
- Snapshot Workflows
- VMware Tools Workflows
- About Headless Systems
- Index
2 From the Recent Objects drop-down menu, select the object that you want to view.
Objects are listed in two types depending on whether you visited or created the object.
Option Description
Recent Objects
The last objects that you visited in the vSphere Web Client inventory.
New Objects
The latest objects that you created in the vSphere Web Client inventory.
You have navigated to the object that you selected in the Recent Objects menu.
Configure the vSphere Web Client Timeout Value
By default, vSphere Web Client sessions close after 120 minutes of idle time, requiring the user to log in
again to resume using the client. You can change the timeout value by editing the webclient.properties le.
Procedure
1 On the computer where the vSphere Web Client is installed, locate the webclient.properties le.
The location of this le depends on the operating system on which the vSphere Web Client is installed.
Operating System File path
Windows 2008
C:\ProgramData\VMware\vCenterServer\cfg\vsphere-client
vCenter Server Appliance
/etc/vmware/vsphere-client/
2 Edit the le to include the line session.timeout = value where value is the timeout value in minutes.
Uncomment the line, if necessary.
To set the client to never timeout, specify a negative or 0 value for the timeout.
For example, to set the timeout value to 60 minutes, include the line session.timeout = 60.
3 Restart the vSphere Web Client service.
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On Windows operating systems, restart the VMware vSphere Web Client service.
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On the vCenter Server Appliance, restart the vSphere-client service.
Remove Stored User Data
The vSphere Web Client stores user data including saved searches, Work In Progress items, and Geing
Started Pages preferences. You can remove this stored data to reset these items to the initial defaults and
remove stored data that you no longer need.
You can remove data only for the currently logged-in user. Data stored by other users is not aected.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client, click the name of the currently logged-in user and select Remove Stored
Data.
2 Select the data to remove.
Option Description
"Work in progress" items
All current Work In Progress items for this user are removed.
Getting Started Pages preferences
All Geing Started pages preferences for this user are removed. All Geing
Started pages are displayed in the vSphere Web Client.
Saved Searches
All Saved Searches for this user are removed.
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