VMware VirtualCenter 1.0 Support DocumentationFeatures | Documentation | Knowledge Base | Discussion Forums Viewing Navigation Bar InventoryThe Inventory option in the navigation bar displays an inventory panel and an information panel. Each object in the inventory panel displays a particular set of tabs in the information panel. The remainder of this chapter describes each of the Inventory tab panels. The Inventory option display is divided into two panels: inventory panel and the information panel. The navigation bar topics are covered in the following sections: The inventory panel is located on the left side of the screen when you select the Inventory option in the navigation bar. It has status icons for Server Farms, farm groups, farms, hosts, virtual machine groups, and virtual machines. The inventory panel has a popup view panel menu bar for close, dock, and float options. The root of the inventory panel is a top-level group labeled Server Farms. All farms, groups, hosts, and virtual machines fall within the Server Farms group. All of these items are added to the VirtualCenter management server through the VirtualCenter client. Depending upon your user permissions, you may be able to see but not expand a farm or group. You must be assigned the appropriate permissions levels before you can view and take action upon objects managed by VirtualCenter. The information panel is the visual center of your VirtualCenter monitoring activities. Through the information panel, view status, resource usage, and performance information about your hosts, virtual machines, and farms. View scheduled tasks, available templates, and a list of events. Select the Inventory option in the navigation bar and the information panel appears on the right side of the screen. Though using the docking feature it can be on the left side of the screen. Select any other navigation bar icon and the information panel appears. The information panel for the Inventory option of the navigation bar has tabbed divisions that vary depending upon the object selected in the inventory panel. If the Inventory option in the navigation bar is selected, a status line is also displayed in the information panel. Select an object, (host, virtual machine, group, or farm) from the inventory panel, and the information panel displays data corresponding to the selected object. This data appears until you select a different object from the inventory panel. |
