Index
A
access
permissions 211
privileges 291
access privileges components 21
Active Directory, vCenter Server settings 48
Active Directory Application Mode 31
Active Directory Timeout 221
active sessions, send messages 50
ADAM 31
adapters
Ethernet 143, 159
paravirtual SCSI 116, 162, 163
SCSI 117
Add Hardware wizard 157
adding, hosts 78, 79
admin option, definition 17
advanced search 42
alarm action scripts, environment variables 246
alarm actions
about disabling 245
default 243
disabled, identifying 256
disabling 256
email notification 49, 258
enabling 256
removing 257
run a command 257
running scripts 246
substitution parameters 247
alarm triggers
condition-state components 235
condition/state triggers 234
datastore conditions/states 238
event 238
event trigger components 239
host conditions/states 237
setting for conditions/states 250
setting for events 251
virtual machine conditions/states 236
alarms
about 233
acknowledging triggered alarms 252
actions 243
alarm reporting 248
changing 252
creating 248
definition 17
disabling 253
disabling actions 256
exporting alarm definitions 253
general settings 249
identifying triggered alarms 254
managing 252
managing actions 256
preconfigured vSphere alarms 259
privileges 292
removing 254
reporting settings 252
resetting triggered event alarms 254
setting up triggers 250
SMTP settings 245
SNMP traps 245
triggering on events 287
triggers 234
viewing 40, 255
viewing triggered alarms 255
analysis
confidence metric 93
guided consolidation 92
annotations, adding 44
attributes, editing 44
automatic shutdown 135
automatic start 135
B
baselines, security 21
best practices
groups 211
permissions 222
roles 222
users 211
boot settings 150
BusLogic 117
C
cable/interconnect, health monitoring 83
charts
customizing advanced charts 271
VMware, Inc. 351