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Table 3‑5. Snapshot Manager
Option Description
Snapshot tree Displays all snapshots for the virtual machine.
You are here icon The You are here icon represents the current and active state of the virtual machine.
The Restore, Delete, and Edit actions are disabled for the You are here state.
Take, Restore, Delete,
Edit
Snapshot options.
Details Shows the snapshot name and description, the date you created the snapshot. The Console
shows the power state of the virtual machine when a snapshot was taken. The Name,
Description, and Created text boxes are blank if you do not select a snapshot.
Monitoring a Virtual Machine in the VMware Host Client
You can monitor various performance aspects and keep track of the actions that take place on virtual
machines that you create in the VMware Host Client.
View Virtual Machine Performance Charts in the VMware Host Client
You can view line charts with information about the resource usage of virtual machines that you create in
the VMware Host Client.
Procedure
1 Click Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory.
2 Click a virtual machine from the list.
3 Expand the virtual machine in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Monitor.
4 Click Performance.
5 To view the virtual machine resource usage for the last hour, select an option from the drop-down
menu.
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To view the percentage of CPU that the virtual machine used during the last hour, select CPU
usage.
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To view the memory that the host consumed during the last hour, select Memory usage.
View Virtual Machine Events in the VMware Host Client
Events are records of the actions that a user performs on a virtual machine. When you create a virtual
machine in the VMware Host Client, you can view the events associated with the virtual machine.
Prerequisites
Required privilege: Read only.
Procedure
1 Click Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory.
2 Click a virtual machine from the list.
3 Expand the virtual machine in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Monitor.
4 Click Events.
A list of all virtual machine events is displayed.
5 (Optional) Click an event from the list to view event details.
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