You can monitor various performance aspects and keep track of the actions that take place on virtual machines that you create in the VMware Host Client.

View Virtual Machine Performance Charts in the VMware Host Client

You can view line charts with information about the resource usage of virtual machines that you create in the VMware Host Client.

Procedure

  1. Click Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory.
  2. Click a virtual machine from the list.
  3. Expand the virtual machine in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Monitor.
  4. Click Performance.
  5. To view the virtual machine resource usage for the last hour, select an option from the drop-down menu.
    • To view the percentage of CPU that the virtual machine used during the last hour, select CPU usage.
    • To view the memory that the host consumed during the last hour, select Memory usage.

View Virtual Machine Events in the VMware Host Client

Events are records of the actions that a user performs on a virtual machine. When you create a virtual machine in the VMware Host Client, you can view the events associated with the virtual machine.

Prerequisites

Required privilege: Read only.

Procedure

  1. Click Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory.
  2. Click a virtual machine from the list.
  3. Expand the virtual machine in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Monitor.
  4. Click Events.
    A list of all virtual machine events is displayed.
  5. (Optional) Click an event from the list to view event details.
  6. (Optional) Use the filter controls above the list to filter the list.
  7. (Optional) Click a column heading to sort the list.

View Virtual Machine Tasks in the VMware Host Client

When you create a virtual machine in the VMware Host Client, you can view all virtual machine tasks and information about the task target, initiator, queue time, start time, result, and time of completion.

Procedure

  1. Click Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory.
  2. Click a virtual machine from the list.
  3. Expand the virtual machine in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Monitor.
  4. Click Tasks.
  5. (Optional) Click on a task from the list to view task details.
  6. (Optional) Use the filter controls above the list to filter the list.
  7. (Optional) Click a column heading to sort the list.

View Virtual Machine Log Browser in the VMware Host Client

Generate and monitor logs for the host that you are managing by using the VMware Host Client. Use the logs to diagnose and troubleshoot various issues with your host environment.

Procedure

  1. Click Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory.
  2. Click a virtual machine from the list.
  3. Expand the virtual machine in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Monitor.
  4. Click Logs.
  5. (Optional) Click Generate support bundle to consolidate all the logs for troubleshooting.
  6. Right-click a log from the list and select Open in new window to view the log.

View Virtual Machine Notifications in the VMware Host Client

You can view virtual machine notifications and information about related tasks, which you can perform, for virtual machines that you create in the VMware Host Client.

Procedure

  1. Click Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory.
  2. Click a virtual machine from the list.
  3. Expand the virtual machine in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Monitor.
  4. Click Notifications.
    A list with all virtual machine notifications is displayed.
  5. (Optional) Click a notification to view details.
  6. (Optional) Click a notification and click Actions to view suggested tasks.