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Working with Tasks and Events 9

vSphere tasks and events are activities and actions that occur on an object within the vSphere inventory.

This chapter includes the following topics:

“Managing Tasks,” on page 95

“Managing Events,” on page 101

“Report Errors to VMware,” on page 104

Managing Tasks

Tasks represent system activities that do not complete immediately, such as migrating a virtual machine. They

are initiated by high-level activities that you perform with the vSphere Client in real time and activities that

you schedule to occur at a later time or on a recurring basis.

For example, powering off a virtual machine is a task. You can perform this task manually every evening, or

you can set up a scheduled task to power off the virtual machine every evening for you.

NOTE The functionality available in the vSphere Client depends on whether the vSphere Client is connected

to a vCenter Server system or an ESXi host. Unless indicated, the process, task, or description applies to both

kinds of vSphere Client connections. When the vSphere Client is connected to an ESXihost, the Tasks option

is not available; however, you can view recent tasks in the Status Bar at the bottom of the vSphere Client.

Viewing Tasks

You can view tasks that are associated with a single object or all objects in the vSphere Client inventory. The

Tasks & Events tab lists completed tasks and tasks that are currently running.

By default, the tasks list for an object also includes tasks performed on its child objects. You can filter the list

by removing tasks performed on child objects and by using keywords to search for tasks.

If you are logged in to a vCenter Server system that is part of a Connected Group, a column in the task list

displays the name of the vCenter Server system on which the task was performed.

View All Tasks

You view completed tasks and running tasks on the vSphere Client Tasks & Events tab.

Procedure

1 Display the object in the inventory.

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