Generating a Virtual Machines Summary report
This tool scans the virtual machines in a VMware vCenter Server or Microsoft Hyper-V host on your LAN and generates a list of the virtual machines available for backup.
To view the Virtual Machines Summary report:
1. On the Tools menu, point to LAN Storage Discovery, and then click Virtual Summary Report.
2. In the Virtual Machines Summary dialog box, do one of the following:
• To scan a VMware vCenter Server:
a) In the VM Type box, select VMware.
b) In the vCenter box, type the IP address of the vCenter Server that you want to scan.
c) In the User Name and Password boxes, enter the credentials of a user with sufficient privileges on the vCenter Server to list all its virtual machines.
d) Click Discover Machines to scan the vCenter Server.
• To scan a Hyper-V host (from a Windows DS-Client):
a) In the VM Type box, select Hyper-V.
b) In the Host box, type the IP address of the Hyper-V host you want to scan.
c) In the User Name and Password boxes, enter the credentials of a user with sufficient privileges on the Hyper-V host to list all its virtual machines.
d) Click Discover Machines to scan the Hyper-V host.
The Virtual Machines List is populated with the virtual machines discovered by the scan.
3. To select virtual machines that you want to scan for more detailed machine information, click Select All or use CTRL+SHIFT+ mouse-click.
The Virtual Machines Properties List section will show extended details of each selected machine.
4. To sort the information from the Virtual Machines Properties List, click Virtual Access Report.
The Virtual Machines Summary dialog box appears.
5. To select time intervals to use for sorting the report information, click New Report.