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# View ESXi server virtual machine disks

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

This tabbed view contains details about the virtual machine (VMs) disks under the ESXi Server.

## Steps

1. Select VMware > vCenters and ESXi from the menu bar on the left side of the screen.
2. Select a server virtualization card.
3. Click View All Details.
   A view with multiple tabs is displayed.
4. Click the Virtual Machines tab.
5. Select a virtual machine and click the number next to Virtual Disks to view the following properties for the virtual disk.
   - Label—Label for the hard disk
   - Virtual Device Mode —Virtual device mode
   - Disk Mode—Disk mode
   - UUID—UUID
   - Filename—Physical disk WWN
   - Capacity(GB)—Hard disk capacity (GB)
6. Select a virtual disk to view the following additional properties:

   Virtual disk

   - Label - The virtual disk label
   - Virtual Device Node - The controller the Virtual Disk belongs to
   - Node - The Virtual Disk controller ID
   - Disk Mode - The disk mode
   - UUID - The virtual disk UUID
   - Filename - The virtual disk filename
   - Capacity (GB) - The Virtual Disk capacity in GB
   - Capacity (MB) - The Virtual Disk capacity in MB

   LUN data

   - Capacity (GB) - The Virtual Disk backing LUN capacity in GB
   - Model - The Virtual Disk backing LUN Mode
   - Name - The Virtual Disk backing LUN Name
   - Vendor - The Virtual Disk backing LUN Vendor
   - Path - The Virtual Disk backing LUN Path
   - WWN - The Virtual Disk UUID
   - System - The System the virtual disk belongs to(this field is only shown for RDM).
   - Storage Group - The Storage Group the virtual disk belongs to (this field is only shown for RDM)
   - Volume - The volume name the virtual disk belongs to (this field is only shown for RDM).
   - Datastore - The Virtual Disk backing LUN Datastore that it belongs to
   - Type - The type of the backing LUN (RDM, vVol, VMFS)