VMware 4817V62 - vSphere - PC Administration Manual page 18

vSphere Basic System Administration
VMs and Templates
Datastores
Networks
Administration
You use the Administration functional components to configure and monitor the state of your hosts or vCenter
Server systems. The options are:
Roles
Sessions
Licensing
System Logs
vCenter Server Settings
vCenter Server Status
Guided Consolidation
Management
You use the Management functional components to monitor and manage the objects in the vSphere inventory.
Management functional components are available through vCenter Server only. The options are:
Scheduled Tasks
Events
Maps
Host Profiles
Customization
Specifications Manager
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Provides a view of all virtual machines and templates in the inventory, grouped
by datacenters and folders.
Provides a view of all datastores in the inventory, grouped by datacenters and
folders.
Provides a view of all networks in the inventory, grouped by datacenters and
folders.
Allows you to view and create roles used to grant access privileges to users.
Allows you to view all vSphere Client sessions currently connected to the
selected vCenter Server system. If you have sufficient privileges, you can
terminate sessions. Sessions are available through vCenter Server only.
Allows you to view and administer vSphere licenses. This is available through
vCenter Server only. To administer licenses for a standalone host, use the host
Configuration tab.
Allows you to display and export log files.
Allows you to configure a number of settings for the selected vCenter Server
system. The vCenter Server settings are available through vCenter Server only.
Provides a list of vSphere services with their current status. The status details
include warning and alert information.
Analyzes computers in your enterprise and recommends the best candidates
to virtualize. The consolidation interface guides you through the conversion
process based on the computers you select for consolidation.
Provides a list of activities and a means to schedule those activities. Scheduled
tasks are available through vCenter Server only.
Provides a list of all the events that occur in the vCenter Server environment.
Use this option to view all events. To see only events relevant to a particular
object, use the Tasks & Events tab for that object. Events are available through
vCenter Server only.
Provides a visual representation of the status and structure of the vSphere
environment and the relationships between managed objects. This includes
hosts, networks, virtual machines, and datastores. Maps are available only
through vCenter Server.
Allows you to view, create, apply, and check compliance for host profiles.
Allows you to create new virtual machine guest operating system
specifications and manage existing specifications.
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