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Perform an Advanced Search
Using advanced search allows you to search for managed objects that meet multiple criteria.
For example, you can search for virtual machines matching a particular search string which reside on hosts
whose names match a second search string.
Procedure
1 Choose View > Inventory > Search to display the advanced search page.
2 Click the icon in the search field at the top right of the vSphere Client window and select the type of
inventory item to search for.
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Virtual Machines
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Folders
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Hosts
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Datastores
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Networks
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Inventory, which finds matches to the search criteria in any of the available managed object types.
3 Type one or more search terms into the search box.
4 To refine the search based on additional properties, do the following:
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Click Show options.
b From the drop-down menu, select the additional property that you want to use to restrict the search
results.
The available properties depend on the type of object you are searching for.
c Select or type the appropriate options for the property you have selected.
d To add more properties, click Add and repeat steps Step 4b through Step 4c .
An advanced search always finds objects that match all the properties in the list.
5 Click Search.
The search results appear below the search specification.
Using Lists
Many vSphere Client inventory tabs display lists of information.
For example, the Virtual Machines tab displays a list of all the virtual machines associated with a host or a
cluster. Sort any list in the vSphere Client by clicking the column label heading. A triangle in the column head
shows the sort order as ascending or descending.
You can also filter a list, sorting and including only selected items. A filter is sorted by a keyword. Select the
columns you want to include in the search for the keyword.
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