Viewing host details

View detailed information about a single host, including hardware configuration, alerts, and real-time performance data.

Before you begin

Click Resources ( ) > Hosts to enter the host management page.

Procedure

1. Click a host name to display the details page of the host.
2. Perform one or more of the following operations.
   • Click Details to view basic software and hardware information about the host.
     • Hostname
     • System
     • Power status
       • On
       • Off
     • Over health status: If the host is in the warning or critical state, you can click the corresponding number to jump to the Alerts page to view detailed information.
       • Normal
       • Warning
       • Critical
     • Model
     • Serial number
     • Datastore: displays all datastore information about the host. Click vsanDatastore to view details.
     • List: displays processor, memory, and storage information. Click Go to the details page to view more information.
     • Hardware topology: displays the hardware topology diagram of the host. For more information, see Host hardware topology.
   • Click Alerts, and you can view active alerts of the host.
   • Click Events, and you can view events of the host.
   • Click Performance, and you can view CPU and memory usage of the host, as well as historical data of disk IOPS, bandwidth, and latency in the last hour.
   • Click Network cards, and you can view information and connection status of physical network cards.
   • Click Software packages, and you can view information about the software packages installed on the host.