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 Using the Status Monitor

Using the Status Monitor

The Status Monitor page contains a high-level view of VMware ESX Server including a server system summary and list of all registered virtual machines.

Viewing Summary Information about VMware ESX Server

Viewing Summary Information about VMware ESX Server

Under System Summary, you can view:

  • The number of processors on ESX Server, including the average percentage of CPU usage used by virtual machines and the service console and the total being used by the whole system for the previous five minutes.
  • The amount of memory on ESX Server, including the average amount of memory used by virtual machines, other processes on the server and the total being used by the whole system for the previous five minutes.

Note: The period of time these statistics cover can be modified. See Configuring the Statistics Period for the VMware Management Interface.

Viewing Summary Information about Virtual Machines on VMware ESX Server

Viewing Summary Information about Virtual Machines on VMware ESX Server

Under Virtual Machines, you can view a list of all registered virtual machines on the host. When a virtual machine is running, the Status Monitor page displays its ID number after the power status of the virtual machine.

Note: Virtual machines may not appear in the list, if their configuration files are stored on an NFS-mounted drive. When a virtual machine's configuration file is on an NFS-mounted drive, the root user is often unable to access the file since root privileges are not allowed. Also, you cannot see the virtual machines if the NFS directory is not mounted.

Activities you can perform include:

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