Using Lists - VMware 4817V62 - vSphere - PC Administration Manual

vSphere Basic System Administration
Perform an Advanced Search
Using advanced search allows you to search for managed objects that meet multiple criteria.
For example, you can search for virtual machines matching a particular search string which reside on hosts
whose names match a second search string.
Procedure
1 Choose View > Inventory > Search to display the advanced search page.
2 Click the icon in the search field at the top right of the vSphere Client window and select the type of
inventory item to search for.
Virtual Machines
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Folders
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Hosts
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Datastores
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Networks
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Inventory, which finds matches to the search criteria in any of the available managed object types.
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3 Type one or more search terms into the search box.
4 To refine the search based on additional properties, do the following:
a Click Show options.
b From the drop-down menu, select the additional property that you want to use to restrict the search
results.
The available properties depend on the type of object you are searching for.
c Select or type the appropriate options for the property you have selected.
d To add more properties, click Add and repeat steps
An advanced search always finds objects that match all the properties in the list.
5 Click Search.
The search results appear below the search specification.

Using Lists

Many vSphere Client inventory tabs display lists of information.
For example, the Virtual Machines tab displays a list of all the virtual machines associated with a host or a
cluster. Sort any list in the vSphere Client by clicking the column label heading. A triangle in the column head
shows the sort order as ascending or descending.
You can also filter a list, sorting and including only selected items. A filter is sorted by a keyword. Select the
columns you want to include in the search for the keyword.
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Step 4b through Step 4c.
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