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Viewing the Host Servers of a Data Center
To view the host centers of a data center:
Step 1Right-click on the required device and choose the Inventory option. 
Step 2In the Inventory window, choose Logical Inventory> Compute Virtualization > Data Center > All 
Host Servers. Choose a host server and the details are displayed in the content pane as shown in 
Figure 28-7.
Table 28-4 Data Store Properties
Field Name Description
Name Name of the data store.
Storage Type Type of data storage for the data store.
Capacity Capacity of the data store, in GB.
Free Space Free space of the data store, in GB.
Provisioned Space The amount of provisioned space available for the data store.
Accessible Indicates whether the data store is accessible or not. Value could be True 
or False.
Multi Host Access Indicates whether the data store supports multi host access. Value could 
be True or False.
Storage Location The location of the data store.
Uuid  The unique ID of the data store.
Associated storage 
deviceThe storage device associated to the data store.
Connected Hosts
Host Name The name of the host connected to the data store.
Associated Host The link to the associated host, which when clicked will take you to the 
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Figure 28-7 Host Server Details
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Table 28-5 Host Servers of a Data Center
Field Name Description
Name Name of the host server.
IP Address The IP address of the host server.
DNS Name The domain name of the host sever.
State Management state of the host server.
EVC Mode Enhanced vMotion Capability (Evc) of the host server.
VMotion Enabled Indicates whether vMotion service is enabled or not. vMotion service 
helps in migrating the virtual machines from one host server to another, 
when a particular host server is down.
Fault Tolerance Enabled Indicates whether fault tolerance service is enabled or not. This service 
provides continuous availability by protecting the primary virtual 
machine with a secondary virtual machine that runs simultaneously on 
a separate host.
Fault Tolerance Version The fault tolerance version of the host server.
MAC Address MAC address of the host server.
UUID The unique ID of the host server.
Hardware Model The hardware model of the server.
Vendor The name of the vendor of the host server.
Associated Compute 
ServerThe compute server associated to the host server.
Associated VEM 
ModuleThe Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) associated to the host server. 
Clicking this link will take you to the related UCS blade server node 
under the physical inventory.
Associated Cluster The cluster associated to the host server.
System Up Time The date and time when the router was last restarted.
Hypervisor tab
Name Name of the hypervisor running on the host server.
Description Description of the hypervisor.
Hypervisor Type Type of the hypervisor.
Software Type Type of software used by the hypervisor.
State State of the hypervisor, which could be Running, Runnable, Waiting, 
Exiting, or Other.
Processor tab
Name Name of the processor used by the host server.
Description Description of the processor used by the host server.
CPU Number of central processing units (CPUs) available for the host server.
Cores per CPU Number of cores per CPU available for the host server.
Rated Speed Rated speed of the processor, in GHz.
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Hyper Threading 
EnabledIndicates whether hyper threading is enabled for the host server or not. 
Hyper threading helps to improve parallelization of computations.
RAM Size RAM size of the processor, in GB.
Statistics tab
CPU Usage CPU usage by the host server, in GHz.
Memory Usage Memory usage by the host server, in GB.
Disk Usage Amount of disk space used by the host server, in GB.
CPU Allocation tab
Resource Type The type of resource, which in this instance is CPU.
Allocatable Maximum CPU allocation for the host center, in GHz.
Reserved The CPU allocation reserved for the host center, in GHz.
Unallocated The unallocated CPU allocation for the host center, in GHz.
Overhead The overhead CPU allocation for the host center, in GHz.
Unlimited Provision Indicates whether the unlimited CPU provision is available for the host 
center.
Share Relative importance of the host server for CPU allocation, which could 
be High, Normal, or Low.
Custom Share Weight The custom share weight assigned to the host server.
Unreserved The unreserved CPU allocation for the host center, in GHz.
Memory Allocation tab
Resource Type The type of resource.
Allocatable Maximum memory allocation for the host center, in GHz.
Reserved The memory allocation reserved for the host center, in GHz.
Unallocated The unallocated memory allocation for the host center, in GHz.
Overhead The overhead memory allocation for the host center, in GHz.
Unlimited Provision Indicates whether the unlimited memory provision is available for the 
host center.
Share Relative importance of the host server for memory allocation, which 
could be High, Normal, or Low.
Custom Share Weight The custom share weight assigned to the host server.
Unreserved The unreserved memory allocation for the host center, in GHz.
Data Stores tab
Data Store Name Name of the data store associated with the host server.
Associated Data Store Click the hyperlink to view the associated data store under the All Data 
Stores node.
Virtual Interfaces tab
Name Name of the network endpoint of the virtual entity.
Type Type of the virtual entity network endpoint.
Table 28-5 Host Servers of a Data Center (continued)
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Viewing all the Virtual Machines managed by vCenter
To view a list of all the virtual machines managed by a data center:
Step 1Right-click on the required device and choose the Inventory option. 
Step 2In the Inventory window, choose Logical Inventory> Compute Virtualization > Data Center > All 
Virtual Machines. A list of virtual machines is displayed in the content pane as shown in Figure 28-7.
Table 28-6 describes the virtual machine details available in the list. IP Address Primary IP address of the virtual entity network endpoint.
MAC Address MAC address of the virtual entity network endpoint.
Duplex Mode Communication mode, which could be one of the following:
Half—Transmit data in one direction at a time.
Full—Transmit data in both the directions at the same time.
Compute Resource Pool
Provider Name The compute resource pool name.
Description The description of the compute resource pool.
Status The status of the compute resource pool.
Root Pool Indicates whether the compute resource pool is the root pool.
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Viewing the Virtual Machines of a Data Center
To view the virtual machines for a data center:
Step 1Right-click on the required device and choose the Inventory option. 
Step 2In the Inventory window, choose Logical Inventory> Compute Virtualization > Data Center > All 
Host> Virtual Machine. A list of virtual machines is displayed in the content pane.
Step 3Click the hyperlinked virtual machine name to view more details about the virtual machine. 
Prime Network Vision takes you to the virtual machine node under the mapped host server in the logical 
inventory. You can view the virtual machine properties on the content pane or by right-clicking the 
virtual machine and choosing Properties.
Table 28-7 describes the properties of the virtual machine.
Table 28-6 Virtual Machines
Field Name Description
Name Name of the associated data center.
Virtual Machines
VM ID The unique identification code for the virtual machine.
VM Name The name of the virtual machine.
Data Center Name The name of the data center associated to the virtual machine.
Associated VM Entity The associated virtual machine entity.
Hypervisor The hypervisor associated tot he virtual machine.
DNS Name The DNS name of the virtual machine.
IP Address The IP address of the virtual machine.
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Table 28-7 Virtual Machine Properties
Field Name Description
VM ID The unique identification code of the virtual machine.
Name Name of the virtual machine.
IP Address IP address of the virtual machine.
DNS Name Domain name of the virtual machine.
MAC Address MAC Address of the virtual machine.
State Execution state of the virtual machine, which could be Powered On, 
Powered Off, or Suspended.
VM Version Hardware version of the virtual machine.
Virtual CPU Number of virtual CPUs configured for the virtual machine on the host 
server.
Minimum Required 
EVC ModeMinimum required EvC of the virtual machine.
VM Template The virtual machine template.
Management Address The management address configured for the virtual machine.
Host Name The host name of the virtual machine.
Vi r t u a l  D a t a  C e n t e r  
NameThe virtual data center name associated to the virtual machine.
Fault Tolerance Enabled Indicates whether fault tolerance service is enabled or not. This service 
provides continuous availability by protecting the primary virtual 
machine with a secondary virtual machine that runs simultaneously on 
a separate host.
Software Type Type of the software used by the virtual machine.
Source Resource Pool The source resource pool associated to the virtual machine.
System Uptime The date and time when the virtual machine was last booted up.
Statistics tab
CPU Usage CPU usage by the virtual machine, in GHz.
Memory Usage Memory usage by the virtual machine, in GB.
Disk Usage Amount of disk space used by the virtual machine, in GB.
Active Guest Memory 
UsageActive guest memory used by the virtual machine, in GB.
CPU Allocation tab
Resource Type The type of resource, which in this instance is CPU.
Maximum Allocation Maximum CPU allocation for the virtual machine, in GHz.
Startup Allocation The startup CPU allocation for the virtual machine, in GHz.
Guaranteed Allocation The guaranteed CPU allocation for the virtual machine, in GHz.
Overhead Allocation The overhead CPU allocation for the virtual machine, in GHz.
Unlimited Maximum 
AllocationUnlimited maximum allocation capacity availability check for the 
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Expandable Allocation Expandable allocation availability for the virtual machine. Value could 
be true or false.
Share Relative importance of the virtual machine for CPU allocation, which 
could be High, Normal, or Low.
Custom Share Weight Custom share weight assigned to the virtual machine.
Memory Allocation tab
Resource Type The type of resource.
Startup Allocation The startup memory allocation for the virtual machine, in GB.
Guaranteed Allocation The guaranteed memory allocation for the virtual machine, in GB.
Maximum Allocation Maximum memory allocation for the virtual machine, in GB.
Overhead Allocation Overhead memory allocation for the virtual machine, in GB.
Unlimited Maximum 
AllocationUnlimited maximum allocation capacity availability check for the 
virtual machine. Value could be true or false.
Expandable Allocation Expandable allocation availability for the virtual machine. Value could 
be true or false.
Share Relative importance of the virtual machine for memory allocation, 
which could be High, Normal, or Low.
Custom Share Weight Custom share weight assigned to the virtual machine.
Disk Allocation tab
Resource Type The type of resource, which in this instance is Disk.
Startup Allocation The startup disk allocation for the virtual machine, in GB.
Guaranteed Allocation Guaranteed resource allocation for the virtual machine, in GB.
Maximum Allocation Maximum disk allocation for the virtual machine, in GB.
Overhead Allocation Overhead disk allocation for the virtual machine, in GB.
Unlimited Maximum 
AllocationUnlimited maximum allocation capacity availability check for the 
virtual machine. Value could be true or false.
Expandable Allocation Expandable allocation availability for the virtual machine. Value could 
be true or false.
Share Relative importance of the virtual machine for memory allocation, 
which could be High, Normal, or Low.
Custom Share Weight Custom share weight assigned to the virtual machine.
Data Stores tab
Data Stores Name Name of the data store associated with the virtual machine.
Associated Data Sore Click the hyperlink to view the associated data store under the All Data 
Stores node.
Virtual Interfaces tab
Name Name of the network endpoint of the virtual entity.
Type Type of the virtual entity network endpoint.
IP Address Primary IP address of the virtual entity network endpoint.
Table 28-7 Virtual Machine Properties (continued)
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Viewing the Host Cluster Details
To view the host cluster details:
Step 1In the Vision client, right-click on the required device and select the Inventory option.
Step 2In the Inventory menu, expand the Logical Inventory node.
Step 3Select Compute Virtualization> Data Center> Host Clusters> Host cluster. The host cluster details 
are displayed in the content pane as shown in Figure 28-8. 
Figure 28-8 Host Cluster Details
MAC Address MAC address of the virtual entity network endpoint.
Duplex Mode Communication mode, which could be one of the following:
Half—Transmit data in one direction at a time.
Full—Transmit data in both the directions at the same time.
Operational Status The operational status of the virtual machine.
Administrative Status The administrative status of the virtual machine.
Speed The speed of the processor in the virtual machine.
MTU The maximum number of transmission units (in bytes) for the virtual 
machine.
Secondary Address The secondary IP address of the virtual machine.
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Table 28-8 describes the Host Cluster details.
Table 28-8 Host Cluster Details
Field Name Description
Name The name of the host cluster.
Data Center Name The name of the associated data center.
Description The description of the host cluster.
State The status of the host cluster, which can be any one of the following:
Unknown
Normal
Wa r n i n g
Alert
DRS Enabled Indicates whether the VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) 
feature is enabled for the host cluster.
DPM Enabled Indicates whether the VMware Distributed Power Management (DPM) 
feature is enabled for the host cluster.
HA Enabled Indicates whether the VMware High Availability (HA) feature is 
enabled for the host cluster.
No.  of  VM  Migration The number of virtual machines that have been migrated from one server 
to another within the same cluster.
EVC Mode The Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) mode of the host cluster.
Migration Threshold The migration threshold for the host cluster.
Automation Level Indicates that the placement and migration recommendations run 
automatically for the host cluster.
Current Load Std dev The current host load standard deviation for the host cluster.
Target Load Std dev The target hot load standard deviation for the host cluster.
CPU Allocation
Allocatable The maximum CPU allocation for the virtual machine, in GHz.
Reserved The CPU allocation reserved for the virtual machine, in GHz.
Unreserved The unreserved CPU allocation for the virtual machine, in GHz.
Unlimited Provision Indicates whether the unlimited CPU provision is available for the 
virtual machine.
Share Relative importance of the virtual machine for CPU allocation, which 
could be High, Normal, or Low.
Custom Share Weight The custom share weight assigned to the virtual machine.
Memory Allocation
Allocatable The maximum memory allocation for the virtual machine, in GB.
Reserved The memory allocation reserved for the virtual machine, in GB.
Unreserved The unreserved memory allocation for the virtual machine, in GB.
Unlimited Provision Indicates whether unlimited memory allocation provision is available 
for the virtual machine.