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 seamless 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 vCenter/ESXi Server instance, and click .
    The vCenters and ESXi details view is displayed. It displays the following properties:
  3. Click View All Details.
    A view with multiple tabs is displayed.
  4. Click the Virtual Machines tab.
  5. Select a virtual machine, click , 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
    • Node—Node number
    • Filename—Physical disk WWN
    • Capacity(GB)—Hard disk capacity (GB)
  6. Select a virtual disk and click to view the following additional properties:
    Hard Disk
    • Label—Label for the hard disk
    • Virtual Device Mode —Virtual device mode
    • Disk Mode—Disk mode
    • UUID—UUID
    • Node—Node number
    • Filename—Physical disk WWN
    • Capacity(GB)—Hard disk capacity (GB)
    • Capacity(MB)—Hard disk capacity (MB)
    Physical Disk
    • Capacity(GB)—Physical disk capacity (GB)
    • Model—Physical disk model
    • Name—Physical disk name
    • Vendor—Physical disk vendor name
    • Path—Physical Disk Path
    • WWN—Physical disk WWN