You can view virtual machines that are standalone or part of a vApp. You can view virtual machines in a grid view or in a card view.

Procedure

  1. On the Virtual Data Center dashboard screen, click the card of the virtual data center you want to explore and from the left panel, select Virtual Machines.
  2. Choose one of the following.
    • To view the virtual machines in a grid view, click Grid Icon
    • To view the virtual machines in a card view, click Card Icon.
    The list of virtual machines displays in a grid view or as a list of cards.
  3. (Optional) Arrange the list of virtual machines from the Sort by drop-down menu.
  4. (Optional) From the grid view, click Context menu on the left of a virtual machine, to display the actions you can take for the selected virtual machine.
    For example, you can shut down a virtual machine.
  5. To access the interface for the guest operating system of the virtual machine, click the desktop icon in the upper right corner of the card view.
  6. To view and edit the details for a virtual machine, click Details.