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Add Custom Attributes
You can create custom attributes to associate with virtual machines or managed hosts.
Procedure
1 Select Administration > Custom Attributes.
This option is not available when connected only to an ESXi host.
2 Click Add.
3 Enter the values for the custom attribute.
a Type the name of the attribute in the Name text box.
b Select the attribute type from the Type drop-down menu:Virtual Machine, Host, or Global.
c In the Value text box, type the value you want to give to the attribute for the currently selected object.
d Click OK.
After you have defined an attribute on a single virtual machine or host, it is available to all objects of
that type in the inventory. However, the value you specify is applied only to the currently selected
object.
4 (Optional) To change the attribute name, click in the Name field and type the name you want to assign to
the attribute.
5 Click OK.
Edit a Custom Attribute
You can edit custom attributes and add annotations for a virtual machine or host from the Summary tab for
the object. Use annotations to provide additional descriptive text or comments for an object.
Procedure
1 Select the virtual machine or host in the inventory.
2 Click the Summary tab for the virtual machine or host.
3 In the Annotations box, click the Edit link.
4 To edit the value of an attribute that is already defined, double-click the Value field for that attribute and
enter the new value.
5 Click OK to save your changes.
Select Objects
vCenter Server objects are datacenters, networks, datastores, resource pools, clusters, hosts, and virtual
machines. Selecting an object allows you to view the status of the object and enables the menus so you can
select actions to take on the object.
Procedure
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Locate the object by browsing or search.
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From the vSphere Client Home page, click the icon for the appropriate inventory view, and browse
through the inventory hierarchy to select the object.
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Perform a search for the object, and double-click it in the search results.
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- Using the vSphere Client 3 23
- Panel Sections 24
- View Virtual Machine Console 25
- Using Lists 26
- Custom Attributes 27
- Select Objects 28
- Install Plug-Ins 29
- Disable and Enable Plug-Ins 29
- Remove Plug-Ins 29
- Save vSphere Client Data 30
- Working with Active Sessions 30
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- Host Configuration 33
- Configuring vCenter Server 33
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- Configure SNMP Settings 39
- View Ports Settings 39
- Configure Timeout Settings 40
- Configure Logging Options 40
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- Configure SSL Settings 42
- Configure Advanced Settings 42
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- Create Datacenters 58
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- Create Clusters 59
- Create Resource Pools 60
- Create Datastores 61
- Create Host-Wide Networks 62
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- Calculating the vRAM Usage 71
- Compliance Rules 71
- Solution Licensing 72
- Example: Standalone Scenario 73
- About the License Portal 74
- Managing Licenses 75
- View License Information 76
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- Export License Information 78
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- Details for a License Key 84
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- External System Logs 90
- Export System Log Files 90
- Chapter 8 System Log Files 91
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- Collecting Log Files 92
- Collect vSphere Log Files 93
- Collect ESXi Log Files 93
- ESXi VMkernel Files 93
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- Managing Tasks 95
- View Recent Tasks 96
- View Scheduled Tasks 96
- Cancel a Task 97
- Schedule Tasks 97
- Create a Scheduled Task 98
- Canceling Scheduled Tasks 99
- Change or Reschedule a Task 100
- Remove a Scheduled Task 100
- Managing Events 101
- Filter the Events List 102
- Export Events Data 103
- Trigger and Alarm on an Event 103
- Report Errors to VMware 104
- Components 10 105
- Starting vCenter Server 106
- Disconnect a Managed Host 107
- Remove a Host from a Cluster 108
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- Migrating Virtual Machines 12 111
- Cold Migration 112
- Migration with vMotion 113
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- CPU Families and Feature Sets 118
- EVC Requirements 119
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- Storage vMotion Examples 133
- Network Limits 134
- Datastore Limits 134
- Host Limits 135
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- Map Icons 138
- View vCenter Maps 139
- Print vCenter Maps 140
- Export vCenter Maps 140
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