Viewing Additional Information In The Selection Machines Data Grid - VMware VCENTER CONFIGURATION MANAGER 5.3 - VCENTER DISCOVERED MACHINES IMPORT TOOL GUIDE User Manual

VMware vCenter Discovered Machines Import Tool User's Guide

Viewing Additional Information in the Selection Machines Data Grid

To view additional information about the discovered machines, on the Selection Machines wizard page,
follow these steps:
1. Open the dmit.exe.config file.
2. Locate the section named: <appSettings>. The settings resemble:
The SQLTimeout setting is used to determine the timeout for several SQL operations, including
connecting to the database, retrieving additional information from the database, and importing the
machines and devices into the database. The SQLTimeout setting is seconds.
3. Locate the sub-section named: <add key="columnsToHide"...>. This setting is a list separated by
commas, and specifies which columns will be hidden in the data grid. The current values are shown
here, with default values marked with an asterisk (*):
Machine Name
Selected *
DateDiscovered *
ExistInDB
Accuracy *
Different *
DeviceType
Description
IP
NetBiosNameFQ
ClassID *
OSID *
4. To display additional information, delete entries from the list. For example, if you want to display the
ProtocolTypeID, delete this entry from the list. If you want hide a column in the data grid, add the
column name to be hidden, such as DomainName.
5. Restart the application to apply the changes.
22
Platform ID
MachinePlatformID *
OperatingSystem
Port
HttpProxyID *
ConnectionName
DomainName
DomainTypeID *
ProtocolTypeID *
ConnectionIPAddressInternal *
ConnectionIpAddressExternal *
VMware, Inc.