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2 Click the Configuration tab, and click Health Status.
The sensor data appears in a tree. The root of the tree displays the overall host health status.
Monitor Host Health Status When Connected to vCenter Server
When you connect the vSphere Client to vCenter Server system, you can view the health status on the Hardware
Status tab.
When you are connected to a host through vCenter Server, you must use the Hardware Status tab rather than
the Configuration tab to monitor the host health.
Procedure
1 Log in to a vCenter Server system using the vSphere Client, and display the Hosts and Clusters view in
the inventory.
2 Select the host in the inventory and click the Hardware Status tab.
3 Select the type of information to view:
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To view all sensors arranged in a tree view, select Sensors from the View menu.
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To see only alerts and warnings, select Alerts and Warnings from the View menu.
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To view the system event log, select System Event Log from the View menu.
Troubleshoot the Hardware Health Service
The Hardware Health service is a vCenter Server extension that uses an Internet Explorer Webbrowser control
to display information about host hardware health. Use the information in this topic to troubleshoot problems
with Hardware Health.
Procedure
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Take the appropriate action based on the observed problem.
Problem Action
The Hardware Status tab is not
visible in the vSphere Client.
Select Plug-ins > Plug-in Manager and verify that the Hardware Status plug-
in is enabled.
The Hardware Status tab displays
the following error message:
the
remote name could not be
resolved
<SERVER-NAME>
where
<SERVER-NAME> is the domain
name of the vCenter Server system.
This error appears when the client system is unable to resolve the domain
name of the vCenter Server system. Either fix the domain name resolution
problem, or edit the file
C:\Program
Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter
Server\extensions\cim-ui\extensions.xml
on the vCenter Server
system and replace the vCenter Server domain name with its IP address.
The Hardware Status tab displays a
security alert.
Your Internet Explorer security settings are set too high. To change the
security settings:
a Launch Internet Explorer.
b Select Tools > Internet Options.
c
Click the Security tab.
d Select the Local intranet Web content zone.
e Click Custom Level.
f
Underneath Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser
control, select Enable.
g Click OK to close the Security Settings dialog box, and click OK to close
the Internet Options dialog box.
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