You can use the dashboard to view a list of VMs with service discovery details such as, status, method, incoming/outgoing connections, and protection groups. When you select a VM, the dashboard displays a list of discovered services on the VM, the relationships of the VMs with other VMs based on the relationships of the discovered service.

You can use the dashboard widgets in several ways:
  • List of virtual machines: Use this widget to view all the VMs discovered by the vCenter Server.
  • Node relationship of the selected VM: Use this widget to view the relationship between the objects.
  • List of Services running in the selected VM: Use this widget to view all the properties of the selected VM.
  • Connections of Virtual Machines: Use this widget to view the relationship between one or more VMs.