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The vSphere Client and vCenter Server system use UTC time to determine the start time of a scheduled

task. This ensures vSphere Client users in different time zones see the task scheduled to run at their local

time.

Events are logged in the event log at start and completion of a task. Any errors that occur during a task are

also recorded in the event log.

CAUTION Do not schedule multiple tasks to be performed at the same time on the same object. The results are

unpredictable.

Managing Events

An event is an action that occurs on an object in vSphere Server or on a host.

Events include user actions and system actions that occur on managed objects in the vSphere Client inventory.

For example, events are created when a user logs in to a virtual machine and when a host connection is lost.

Each event records an event message. An event message is a predefined description of an event. Event messages

contain information such as the user who generated the event, the time the event occurred, and the type of

event message (information, error, or warning). Event messages are archived in vCenter Server.

Typically, event details include the name of the object on which the event occurred and describes the action

that occurred. The object of the event is a link to the object’s individual event page.

NOTE When actions occur on a folder, for example, when an alarm is created on a folder, the related event (in

this case the AlarmCreatedEvent) is visible only in the parent datacenter.

Viewing Events

You can view events associated with a single object or with all objects in the vSphere Client inventory.

The events listed for a selected object include events associated with the child objects. Detailed information

about a selected event appears in the Event Details panel below the event list.

NOTE When the vSphere Client is connected directly to a host, the Tasks & Events tab is labeled Events.

View Events Associated with One Object

The events listed for a selected object include events associated with its child objects.

Required privilege: Read-only

Procedure

1 Select the inventory object and click the Tasks & Events tab.

2 Click Events.

A list of events appears.

3 (Optional) Select an event in the list to see the Event Details, including a list of related events and errors

in the error stack.

Error messages that display in the Error Stack are shown by default.

4 (Optional) Click the icon next to Description to view further details and possible causes of the event.

You can print or save the event details.

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