The Hosts page displays details about all the hosts in your VMware Cloud Foundation system, including CPU utilization and memory usage across all hosts, as well as the total number of hosts used and unallocated.

For each host, the Hosts page displays the following information:
  • FQDN name
  • IP address
  • The network pool to which the host belongs
  • Current status
  • Host state, or the workload domain to which it is allocated
  • Cluster or more specifically, the domain cluster to which it is assigned
  • Host-specific CPU and memory usage
  • Storage type

The Hosts page also provides controls for commissioning hosts.

Procedure

  1. From the SDDC Manager UI, navigate to Inventory > Hosts.
    The Hosts page appears.
  2. Navigate directly to pages related to a specific host.
    For example:
    • To jump to the details page for the domain to which a listed host belongs, click the domain name link in the Host State column. For information about viewing workload domains, see View Workload Domain Details.
    • To jump to the details page for the domain cluster to which a listed host belongs, click the cluster name in the Cluster column. For information about clusters, see Expand a Workload Domain.
    • To quickly view network assignment details for a specific host, click the info icon next to the value in the Network Pool column.
  3. To view the details of a specific host, click the FQDN name in the list.
    The host details page appears, displaying the following information:
    • A chart showing total and used CPU capacity.
    • A chart showing total and used memory capacity.
    • A summary of the networks (vSAN, vMotion, and Management) to which the host belongs and its IP address on those networks.
    • The manufacturer and model of the host.
    • Storage information including capacity and cache tiers.
    Note:

    Below the page title, the host details page also provides quick links to the network pool and the workload domain cluster to which the host belongs.

  4. (Optional) To decommission the host from the host details page, click Actions near the page name and select Decommission.
    For details, see Decommission Hosts.
  5. (Optional) To view host VM details, click Actions near the page name and select Open in ESXi Client.
    The ESXi Client opens.