Menu Bar

The menu bar provides access to all commands.

The menu bar options are:

• Web Access menu - Displays options relevant to VI Web Access.
• View menu - Controls which panes are visible.
• Virtual Machine menu - Is enabled only when a virtual machine is selected in the Inventory panel.

Web Access Menu

The Web Access menu lists general VI Web Access options for getting help and logging out:

• About - Displays the VI Web Access version, the host agent version, and VMware copyright information.
• Help Menu - Displays the online help contents.
• Log Out - Logs you out of VI Web Access.

View Menu

The View menu lists options for managing inventory and tab views on the VI Web Access home page.

Inventory View Options

The inventory panel displays a list of inventory objects. Display options include:

• Expand Sidebar - Expands the inventory panel.
• Collapse Sidebar - Collapses the inventory panel. When collapsed, the inventory panel is a strip along the left side of the VI Web Access window. You can click the arrows in the strip to expand or collapse the inventory panel.
• Hide Sidebar - Hides the inventory panel. When the inventory panel is hidden, you cannot access the inventory panel unless you deselect this view option.

Virtual Machine Tab View Options

The virtual machine tabs appear at the bottom of the information panel. Display options include:

• Show Tabs - Displays the Summary, Events, Alarms (VirtualCenter only), Tasks (VirtualCenter only), and Console tabs for the virtual machine.
• Hide Tabs - Hides the Summary, Events, Alarms (VirtualCenter only), Tasks (VirtualCenter only), and Console tabs for the virtual machine.

Virtual Machine Menu

The Virtual Machine menu lists options for managing the power state of a virtual machine and for viewing the console.

The menu includes the following commands, some of which can be performed using the buttons and other visual elements of the management interface:

• Power On - Powers on a stopped virtual machine.
• Resume - Resumes a suspended virtual machine.
• Power Off - Powers off the virtual machine immediately. This is the same as turning off the power to a physical computer.
• Suspend - Suspends a powered on virtual machine.
• Reset - Resets the virtual machine immediately. This is the same as pressing the reset button on a physical computer.
• Shutdown Guest - Shuts down the guest operating system and powers off the virtual machine.
• Restart Guest - Restarts the guest operating system and the virtual machine.
• Enter Full Screen Mode - Puts the virtual machine console in full screen mode.
• Send Ctrl+Alt+Del - Sends the Ctrl+Alt+Del key command to the virtual machine.