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Sorting Lists
Any list in the VM Client can be sorted alphanumerically in an ascending or descending order by
clicking the column heading. You can sort rows of information by any column. Most lists default to
sorting alphabetically on the first column. For example:
Figure 3-9
VMs Sorted by Name
VMs, host servers, repositories, and templates are sorted alphanumerically by default. If there are
multiple VM operators and one of them adds new objects to a list, the items are correctly sorted
according to each VM operator’s preference.
For all lists, the most recently sorted column displays its current sort order with an arrow ( or ).
This is per instance of the VM Client; VM operators do not see each others’ sorting changes.
Sorting in the VM Client provides benefits such as the following:
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Technology groups: Sorting is available wherever lists exist in the VM Client. You can sort
any listed information by various technology groups.
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Virtual Machines’ Status column: Sorting allows you to group the VMs by their status type
icons in the following order:
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Virtual Machines’ Host column: Sorting is a quick way to determine which VMs are running
or in a progress state. It also quickly indicates which servers are hosting VMs.
Š Host Servers’ Active VMs column: Sorting is a quick way to determine the most and least
active host servers.