The Status Monitor page contains a high-level view of the VMware Server host including a host system summary and list of all registered virtual machines.
Under System Summary, you can view:
Under Virtual Machines, you can view a list of all registered virtual machines on the host. When a virtual machine is running, the Status Monitor page displays its ID number after the power status of the virtual machine.
Activities you can perform include:
If you need to view a particular virtual machine's desktop, you can attach the VMware
Server Console and connect to the virtual machine. Click the terminal icon (
) to
launch the console. For more information on connecting the console, refer to the
VMware Server documentation.
If you are connecting an older version of the console to the server host, you need to select the virtual machine after you connect to the server. VMware recommends you update the console on this client. Download the appropriate installer on the Login or Status Monitor page. See Downloading VMware Server Console Installers.
Some browsers may require that you define a MIME type for the console first; Internet Explorer is automatically configured when the console is installed. For more information, see Setting a MIME Type to Launch the VMware Server Console.
The terminal icon appears slightly different, depending upon the guest operating system installed in the virtual machine. This visual cue helps to identify the virtual machine (for example, the display name may not indicate the guest operating system). The variations in the terminal icon are shown here.
indicates a Windows guest operating system.
indicates a Linux guest operating system.
indicates a FreeBSD guest operating system.
indicates a NetWare guest operating system.
indicates another guest operating system, such as MS-DOS.
indicates a Sun Solaris operating system.
Click the arrow to the right of the terminal icon (
) to display a menu of options for
that virtual machine. The menu includes the following commands, most of which can
be performed using the buttons and other visual elements of the management
interface. Depending on your permissions and the state of the virtual machine, some
options may not be available.
Note: Some browsers may require that you define a MIME type for the console first; Internet Explorer is automatically configured when the console is installed. For information, see Setting a MIME Type to Launch the VMware Server Console.
Depending upon your permissions, you can change the power state of the virtual machine in the management interface. Your permissions are listed in the Users and Events tab for the virtual machine. For more information, see Viewing a List of Connected Users.
To change the virtual machine's power state, click the button that indicates the virtual machine's current power state. A popup menu appears, displaying the following buttons:
Button
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Description
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Shuts down the guest operating system and powers off the virtual machine.
Any open applications close, the guest operating system shuts down, then
VMware Server powers off the virtual machine. VMware Tools executes any
script associated with this power state change. When this icon is red, the
virtual machine is powered off.
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Suspends a running virtual machine. VMware Tools executes any script
associated with this power state change. When this icon is amber, the virtual
machine is suspended.
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Powers on a stopped virtual machine or resumes a suspended virtual
machine. VMware Tools executes any script associated with this power state
change. When this icon is green, the virtual machine is running.
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Restarts a guest operating system. VMware Server closes any open
applications and shuts down the guest operating system before restarting
the guest operating system.
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Changing the power state executes any script associated with the power state change. For more information about running scripts, refer to the VMware Server documentation.
Under HB is a bar graph that represents the average percentage of heartbeats received by a virtual machine during the previous minute. The heartbeat represents the overall health of the guest operating system, based on whether applications running in the guest are consuming resources from other applications in the guest.
The heartbeats are sent by the VMware guest operating system service to the virtual machine from its guest operating system; the percentage is relative to the number of heartbeats the virtual machine expects to receive for the minute before the page was last updated. Heavily loaded guest operating systems may not send 100 percent of the expected heartbeats, even though the system is otherwise operating normally; in general, only when the heartbeat percentage drops to zero should the virtual machine or guest operating system be considered abnormal.
Note: If VMware Tools is not installed or is not running, the guest operating system does not send any heartbeats to its virtual machine and this meter is disabled.
Important virtual machine information is readily available on the Status Monitor page.
If the virtual machine is waiting for a response to a system message, a Waiting for input link appears here. Click the link to view the message and respond to it.
Click the virtual machine name link for more details about the virtual machine. The Virtual Machine Overview page appears in a new browser window. For more information, see Configuring a Virtual Machine.
The following links appear on most or all of the pages in the management interface.
Refresh This link refreshes or reloads the current page. To avoid conflicts with other users, click this button before you perform an operation in the management interface like shutting down, suspending, resuming or powering on a virtual machine or after you perform such an operation in a remote console.
Help This link connects you to the online documentation for the current page in the management interface.
Logout This link logs you out of the management interface. You can log out from the Status Monitor and Options pages only. Click Logout to return to the Login page. See Logging Out of the VMware Management Interface.
Close This link closes the current management interface window.