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# View vCenters and ESXi information

Unisphere supports the discovery of vCenters or ESXi servers (using a read-only user) and integrates the information into Unisphere. VMware information is connected to its storage extents, and enables investigation of any storage-related issues.

## About this task

For an overview of Unisphere support for VMware, see Understanding Unisphere support for VMware.

A relationship between a storage system and a ESXi Host is defined as the storage system having a masking view configured with a storage group that is visible in ESXi Host Storage Adapters (Port Group configuration).

## Steps

1. From the main menu, click Unisphere for PowerMax.
   The home dashboard view is displayed.
2. Select VMware > vCenters and ESXi from the menu bar on the left side of the screen.
   The registered virtualization server cards are displayed.
3. Select a virtualization server card.
   All hosts under the registered virtualization server are displayed.

   | NOTE: This operation may take a considerable length of time for a large vCenter.

   The following properties are listed:
   - ESXi—ESXi name
   - ESXi Version—ESXi version
   - Build Number—ESXi Server build number information
   - vCenter—IP address of the vCenter
   - vCenter Version— Center version
   - Zoned Systems—List of all the systems (visible to the Unisphere) that are zoned to the ESXi Host.
4. Select a specific ESXi from the list view.
   The following properties are displayed in the right hand panel:
   - Name—ESXi name
   - ESXi Version—ESXi version
   - CPU Cores—ESXi server hardware CPUs configuration
   - Memory—Memory for the ESXi server
   - Virtual Machines—Number of virtual machines
   - SG Compliance—Storage Group compliance, select the link to open the worst performing SG that is associated with the ESXi Server.
   - Front End—Front End Compliance, select the link to open the Performance tab of the ESXi host.
   Click to show or hide the right hand panel.
5. Select View All Details at the bottom of the right hand panel or click the selected ESXi name.
   The ESXi host storage dashboard is displayed.