Virtualization: Virtual Server Attributes

This dashboard report displays details about a virtual host or vCenter server. Placing this dashboard report in a dashboard allows you to track details about a virtual host or vCenter server, as well as the number and power states of virtual machines associated with the virtual host or vCenter server.

• VM Server details for. Lists the virtual server IP address or host name.

  Tip: Click on the IP address or host name to see the Device Status report.

• Server Attributes. List the attributes of the VMware server software running on the VMware host or vCenter server.
  • Name. Displays the name of the VMware server software running on the VMware host or vCenter server.
  • VIM Version. Displays the version of the VMware server software running on the VMware host or vCenter server.
  • API Version. Displays the version of the VMware Application Programming Interface (API) used to gather information and issue commands to the virtual machines hosted by the VMware host or vCenter server.
  • Build. Displays the build number of the VMware server software running on the VMware host or vCenter server.
• Hardware Information. Displays information about the hardware of the VMware host, only the Vendor will be available for a vCenter server.
  • Vendor. Displays the name of the vendor who manufactured the CPUs used by the VMware host or vCenter server.
  • Model. Displays the model number of the CPUs available to the VMware host.
  • CPU Cores. The number of CPU cores available to the VMware host.
  • CPU Packages. The number of CPU packages available to the VMware host.
  • CPU Threads. The total number of CPU threads available to the VMware host.
  • CPU Frequency. The CPU frequency of the CPU cores availabe to the VMware host.
  • CPU Model. The CPU model of the CPUs available to the VMware host.

  Note: Hardware information will be displayed only if the selected device is a VMware host for which credentials were supplied and selected during a VMware scan.

• VM Information. Information about the virtual machines associated with the VMware host or vCenter server.
  • Total VMs. The total number of virtual machines associated with the VMware host or vCenter server.
  • Powered On. The number of virtual machines in the Powered On state.
  • Powered Off. The number of virtual machines in the Powered Off state.
  • Suspended. The number of virtual machines in the Suspended state.

To configure this dashboard report in WhatsUp Gold:

1. In the title bar of the dashboard report pane, select Menu > Configure. The Configure Report dialog appears.
2. Enter or select the appropriate information for the following fields.
   • Report name. Enter a title for the dashboard report.
   • Device. Click the browse (...) button. The Select a Device dialog appears.
3. Select the server you want to view in the report.
4. Click OK. The Select a Device dialog closes and the Configure Graph menu appears.
5. Click OK when you have completed your configuration. Click Cancel to cancel the configuration without making changes.

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