View ESXi server details

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, enabling seamless investigation of any storage-related issues.

About this task

This tabbed view contains properties of the ESXi Server and also contains information about important storage performance key performance indicators (KPIs).

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.

    For information about the Storage tab, see below.

    For information about the Masking View tab, see View ESXi server masking views.

    For information about the Virtual Machines tab, see View ESXi server virtual machines details.

    For information about the Performance tab, see View ESXi server performance details.

  4. Click the Storage tab.

    The following properties are displayed in a card view for the storage system (one card view for each storage system):

    • Masking Views—The total number of masking views found
    • Storage Groups—The total number of storage groups found
    • Capacity (GB)—The capacity for all the storage groups found for the ESXi Server (calculated by doing a sum of all the storage groups)
    • Allocated Capacity—The allocated capacity for all the storage groups found for the ESXi Server (calculated by doing a sum of all the storage groups)

    The following controls are available:

    • Provision Storage to Host— The Provision Storage wizard Available if a masking view already exists for the system.
    • Create Host— Create hosts Available if a host or masking view is not created for the system.