B.7.2 Server node (VM host) properties

This is the explanation for VMware Infrastructure 3 Version 3.5 or higher or VMware ESXi 3.5 or higher. When using VMware Infrastructure 3 Version 3.0, refer to "B.7.1 Server node (host) properties".

	Name of display item	Value	Description
Basic Information	Device Name	VM host name	Indicates the host name of VM host.
	Device Status	"normal", "warning", "error", "unknown"	Indicates the status of a device. It changes by the status of the access path. When the monitoring status is "invalid Password", it is indicated as "warning". When the monitoring status is "unmonitored" or "undefined", it is indicated as "unknown".
	Monitoring Status	"normal ", "unmonitored", "invalid Password"	Indicates the level of recognition of a device by this software. "normal" indicates that the device is recognized normally. "unmonitored" indicates that the VM host is not running or this software cannot communicate with VM host. "invalid Password" indicates that this software detected the login name change or password change for VM host.
	IP Address	IP address of VM host	Indicates the IP address of VM host.
	Management Software	URL of VI Web Access	Indicates the URL of VI Web Access. (It can be changed manually with the <Change> button. For details, see "B.7 Resource View Properties".)
	Firmware Version	(Empty)	Not displayed.
	Event Notification function setup	"Un-supported"	This software does not support the event notification (Fault management by receiving SNMP Trap). Always indicates "Un-supported".
Server Node Information	OS Type	Product name of VMware	Indicates the product name of VMware.
	OS Version	Version of VMware	Indicates the VMware version number.
	MultiPath Type	(Empty)	Not displayed.
	MultiPath Instance Name (LUN)	(Empty)	Not displayed.
	MultiPath Access Path	(Empty)	Not displayed.
VM Guest Information	VM Guest Name	Virtual machine name, or host name of guest OS	Indicates the virtual machine name of VM guest. When the VMware Tools is running on the guest OS, the host name of guest OS is indicated.
	Monitoring Status	"normal ", "unmonitored", "invalid Password"	Indicates the level of recognition of a device by this software. "normal" indicates that the device is recognized normally. "unmonitored" indicates that the VM host is not running or this software cannot communicate with VM host. "invalid Password" indicates that this software detected the login name change or password change for VM host that VM guest belongs.
	VM Guest Status	"normal", "stop", "warning", "error", "unknown"	Indicates the status of a device. [When the VMware Tools is not installed on the guest OS] "normal" indicates that the virtual machine is running. "stop" indicates that the virtual machine is not running. [When the VMware Tools is installed on the guest OS] "normal" indicates that the VMware Tools is running. "stop" indicates that the VMware Tools is not running (including that virtual machine is not running). When the monitoring status is "invalid Password", it is indicated as "warning". When the monitoring status is "unmonitored", it is indicated as "unknown".
	IP Address	IP address of guest OS	Indicates the IP address of guest OS. When the VMware Tools is not running on the guest OS, no information is displayed.
	OS Type	OS name of guest OS or Product name of VMware	Indicates the OS name of guest OS. When the VMware Tools is not running on the guest OS, the product name of VMware is displayed.