Properties and Details For ESXi Servers

After you have connected to an ESXi server, the Remote Systems navigation tree contains many items of information about the server. The following sections describe each of the items available for ESXi servers.

Remote Systems Navigation Tree

The Remote Systems navigation tree contains the following items for a connection to an ESXi server.

Remote Systems Navigation Tree Items 

Navigation Tree Item	Description
File Explorer	Expand this item to view the local file system on the remote server.
Ssh Terminals	Click this item to create a SSH terminal window to the remote server. See Launching SSH Terminals for more information.
Resource Explorer	List of resources that you can add to the ESXi machine.

Remote Systems Properties

The Properties tab displays information about the currently selected remote system (or Local).

Properties for the Items in the Remote Systems Navigation Tree 

Property	Description
Connection status	Connection status of subsystems.
Default User ID	User ID specified when the connection to the remote system was established.
Description	Description of this connection.
Host name	Host name or IP address of the remote system.
Name	Name of resource.
Number of children	Number of children currently under this parent.
Parent profile	Profile that owns this connection.
Remote system type	Type of remote host, for example, ESX.
Type	Type of resource, such as Connection.

Remote Systems Details

The Remote Systems Details tab displays the status of the connections in the Remote System Explorer. This tab provides you with an overview of the properties and other information of all connected remote systems. The columns in this tab correspond to the properties listed in Properties tab for the currently selected remote system.

Remote Systems Details Tab Items 

Column	Description
Resource	Name of the remote system connection.
Parent Profile	Parent profile specified when the remote system connection was established.
Remote system	Type of remote host, for example, ESX.
Connection status	Connection status of subsystems.
Host Name	Name or IP address of the remote host.
Default User ID	User ID specified when the connection to the remote system was established.
Description	Description of this connection.

Resource Explorer

The Resource Explorer displays resources and their properties for each ESXi connection in the Remote Systems tab.

Resource Types

The following resource types are listed under every remote system: Virtual Machines, SCSI LUNs, Storage Adapters, Data Stores, Virtual Switches, Network Adapters. Each resource type can be expanded to show the list of actual resources found on this ESXi machine.

When you click a resource type, a list of properties and their values show in the Properties tab. If the Properties tab is not displayed on the GUI, you can access the properties by selecting the resource type and selecting Properties from the right-click menu.

The Resource Explorer itself has the following properties:

Resource Explorer Properties 

Property	Value
Connected	Yes/No – Answering the question, “Currently connected to this service?”
Name	Name of resources, for example, Resource Explorer.
Number of children	Number of entries under this resource type.
Port	Port to use when connecting to this remote subsystem.
Type	Subsystem: Resource Explorer
User ID	User ID for connecting to this service, for example, root (Inherited)
Version	Version, release and modification of remote system, if available.

Every resource type has the following properties:

Resource Type Properties 

Property	Value
Connection-private	Yes/No – Answers the question, “Is this a connection-private filter pool, which only exists for this connection?”
Name	Name of resource type, for example, Virtual Machines.
Number of children	Number of resources currently under this resource type.
Number of filter strings	Number of filter strings that are contained in this filter.
Parent filter	Filter containing this filter. Not applicable for resource types.
Parent filter pool	Filter pool that directly or indirectly contains this filter.
Type	The type of resource, for example, Remote system filter.

Resources

When you click one of the resources listed under the resource type, a list of properties and values for that resource displays in the Properties tab. The following is a list of resource types and their properties:

■	Virtual machines

The Properties tab shows the following properties for each virtual machine on the ESXi host:

Virtual Machines Properties 

Property	Value
File	VMX file location.
Full Name	Full resource name in system.
Guest OS	Name of guest operating system as it is identified in the system, for example, otherLinuxGuest.
HostName	Full host name, for example, host1.server1.example.com. Available only while the host is running.
IP Address	Available only while the host is running.
Memory	Amount of memory this virtual machine has, in MB.
numCPU	Number of CPUs this virtual machine has.
Power	Status of virtual machine, either poweredOn, poweredOff, or suspended.
Tools Status	VMware tools status.

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SCSI LUNs

The Properties tab shows the following properties for each SCSI LUN:

SCSI LUNs Properties 

Property	Value
Device ID	Identifier for the device, for example, mdx.vrrhoa2:C0:T0:L0.
Device Type	Generic term for device type, for example, disk.
Model	Vendor’s model number for this device, for example, ST373207LW.
Vendor	Name of vendor, for example, SEAGATE.

■	Storage adapters

The Properties tab shows the following properties for each storage adapter:

Storage Adapters Properties 

Property	Value
Driver	Driver name, for example pata_amd.
Model	Model name, for example, AMD 8111 IDE/PATA Controller
PCI	PCI identifier, for example, 00:07.1
Status	Status information, if available.

■	Datastores

The Properties tab shows the following properties for each datastore:

Data Stores Properties 

Property	Value
Capacity	Amount of space in Gigabytes.
Free Size	Amount of free space in Gigabytes.
Location	Path for this volume, for example, /vmfs/volumes/49b07ab9-2921257e-d158-0030485da766.
Type	Type of file system, for example, VMFS.
VMs	List of running virtual machines that use this datastore.

■	Virtual switches

The Properties tab shows the following properties for each virtual switch:

Virtual Switch Properties 

Property	Value
Free Num Ports	Number of available ports on this virtual switch.
MTU	Size in bytes of the largest data unit that the switch can pass onwards.
NumPorts	Number of total ports.
Uplinks	List of vNIC (network adapter) names the virtual switch uplinks to.

In addition, each virtual switch can have multiple port groups assigned to it. Each port group has properties of its own:

Port Group Properties 

Property	Value
Uplinks	List of uplinks for this port group, for example, [vmnic0].
Used Ports	Number of assigned ports in the port group.
VLAN ID	The VLAN ID for this port group. Value if no VLAN ID is assigned: 0.

■	Network adapters

The Properties tab shows the following properties for each network adapter:

Network Adapter Properties 

Property	Value
Driver	The name of the driver, for example, tg3.
Duplex	Duplex mode, for example, FULL, HALF.
MAC	Unique hardware identifier (MAC Address), for example, 00:30:48:5d:a7:66.
PCI	PCI identifier, for example, 02:05.0.
Speed	Link speed in Megabytes per second, for example, 100 Mbps.

To refresh a node in the Resource Explorer

1	Select a node in the Resource Explorer.

2	Select Refresh in the right-click menu.

To clear a bad password in the Resource Explorer

If you entered a bad password, select Clear Password in the right-click menu. Upon next access, the user name and password dialog box displays.