VMware 4817V62 - vSphere - PC, Administration Manual

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Display Storage Reports
You display storage reports to review storage information for any inventory object except networking. For
example, if the inventory object is a virtual machine, you can review all datastores and LUNs that the virtual
machine uses, status of all paths to the LUNs, adapters that the host uses to access the LUNs, and so on.
Procedure
1 Display the object, for which you want to view reports, in the inventory.
For example, display virtual machines if you want to review storage information for a specific virtual
machine.
2 Select the object and click Storage Views > Reports.
3 To display information for a specific category, click Show all [Category of Items] and select the
appropriate category from the list.
For example, if you want to see all datastores that the virtual machine is using, select Show all
Datastores.
4 To see the description of each column, move the cursor over the column heading.
Export Storage Reports
You can export storage usage data for an object in various formats, including XML, HTML, or Microsoft Excel.
Perform the following task in the vSphere Client.
Procedure
1 Display the object in the inventory.
2 Select the object and click Storage Views > Reports.
3 To display information for a specific category, click Show all [Category of Items]and select the appropriate
category from the list.
4 Right-click below the table and select Export List.
5 Specify a file name, type, and location.
6 Click Save.
Filter Storage Reports
To search for specific information, you can filter reports based on any number of storage attributes you select
and keywords you enter in the search field.
Procedure
1 In the inventory, display the object for which to filter the reports.
2 Select the object and click Storage Views > Reports.
3 To display information for a specific category, click Show all [Category of Items]and select the appropriate
category from the list.
4 Click the search field arrow and select the attributes to include in the search.
5 Type a keyword into the box and press Enter.
The table is updated based on your search criteria. For example, if you are reviewing reports for datastores in
a datacenter, you can display information for only those datastores that have NFS format by selecting the File
System Type attribute and entering NFS as a key word. Filtering is persistent for the user session.
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