When you access an ESXi host directly, rather than accessing the host through a vCenter Server system, the hierarchy shown in the illustration below allows you to traverse the inventory.
![Shows top level inventory hierarchy starting with Service Instance, Datacenter, and Folders.](images/GUID-95EE4A7F-B23E-416F-ACEE-A769362F3D60-high.png)
When you access an ESXi host directly, rather than accessing the host through a vCenter Server system, the hierarchy shown in the illustration below allows you to traverse the inventory.