The Inventory page displays details for VMware vSphere, vSAN, NSX-V, NSX-T, Horizon 7, vRealize Operations Manager, VMware Cloud Foundation, vRealize Suite LifeCycle Manager, and vRealize Automation.

The Inventory page provides a detailed and consolidated view of the following:

Table 1. Inventories

vSphere

Hosts and Cluster

  • Inventory Type

  • Name

  • Version

  • Build

  • Products Linked

  • Solutions

  • Integrations

  • Support Lifecycle Phase (Advisor Pro)

  • Lifecycle Phase Ends (Advisor Pro)

Networking

  • Inventory Type

  • Name

  • ID

  • Solutions

  • Support Lifecycle Phase (Advisor Pro)

    Lifecycle Phase Ends (Advisor Pro)

Storage

  • Inventory Type

  • Name

  • Filesystem Type

  • Solutions

  • Support Lifecycle Phase (Advisor Pro)

    Lifecycle Phase Ends (Advisor Pro)

NSX-V

  • Inventory Type

  • Name

  • Version

  • Build

  • Products Linked

  • Solutions

  • Support Lifecycle Phase (Advisor Pro)

    Lifecycle Phase Ends (Advisor Pro)

NSX-T

  • Inventory Type

  • Name

  • Version

  • Build

  • Products Linked

  • Solutions

  • Support Lifecycle Phase (Advisor Pro)

    Lifecycle Phase Ends (Advisor Pro)

VRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager

  • Inventory Type

  • Name

  • Version

  • Support Lifecycle Phase (Advisor Pro)

    Lifecycle Phase Ends (Advisor Pro)

VRealize Automation

  • Inventory Type

  • Name

  • Version

  • Products Linked

  • Status

  • Support Lifecycle Phase (Advisor Pro)

    Lifecycle Phase Ends (Advisor Pro)

vRealize Operations Manager

  • Inventory Type

  • Name

  • Version

  • Build

  • Products Linked

  • Solutions

  • Support Lifecycle Phase (Advisor Pro)

    Lifecycle Phase Ends (Advisor Pro)

Horizon

  • Inventory Type

  • Name

  • Version

  • Build

  • POD

  • Support Lifecycle Phase (Advisor Pro)

    Lifecycle Phase Ends (Advisor Pro)

VMware Cloud Foundation

  • Inventory Type

  • Name

  • Version

  • Build

  • Support Lifecycle Phase (Advisor Pro)

    Lifecycle Phase Ends (Advisor Pro)

Click the Inventory tab to view details for each product. Click the right-arrow next to each object to view inventory details. For example, expanding a vCenter Server within Hosts and Cluster displays all data centers managed by that vCenter Server. Expanding the data center displays all Clusters within that data center. Finally, expanding Clusters displays all ESXi hosts within that Cluster.

In Skyline Advisor Pro, data for each inventory type is displayed in a new expanded section. For vCenter Server, for example, the following information is displayed: Status, Operating System, Cluster, ESXi, Virtual Machine, and Datastore, Products Linked, Solutions, Integrations, Support Lifecycle Phase, and Findings. The Findings section includes a count of all Findings that affect the objects, with breakdown based on severity - Critical, Moderate and Trivial. Click the VIEW FINDINGS link to view the Active Findings page within Advisor Pro.



EoGS / EoTG for Products 

This feature enables you to view the product lifecycle statuses for all your VMware products. You can plan upgrades ahead of time and ensure the continuity of support for the purchased products. The Notification card on the Skyline Advisor Pro Dashboard displays notifications about products nearing the end of their support phases that are 90 days prior to EoGS/EoTG.

The Inventory tab displays the information about the current support phase and the date of EoGS/EoTG.

  • Shows an informative warning message alongside the objects on the Inventory Page when a product version is set to reach End of General Support.

  • Shows an informative critical warning message alongside the objects on the Inventory Pag when a product version is set to reach End of Technical Guidance.

  • Shows an informative warning message on the Product Details Page object lists when a product version is set to reach End of General Support.