Virtual Machine Summary Tab

When you select the Summary tab for a virtual machine, a summary of the configuration information about that virtual machine appears.

The summary page contains the following information:

• Average percentage of server processor capacity that the virtual machine used in the previous five minutes.
• Amount of server memory that the virtual machine is currently using.
• Current power state of the virtual machine — whether it is powered on, powered off, or suspended.
• Guest operating system installed in the virtual machine.
• VMware Tools status indicating whether VMware Tools is installed and running.
• IP address and DNS name of the virtual machine.
• Links to edit or remove the virtual machine's hardware. To change most options, you must power off the virtual machine.
• Links to add hardware to the virtual machine.
• Links to edit the virtual machine's standard configuration options. To change most options, you must power off the virtual machine.
• Link to create a remote console URL for the virtual machine.
• The current relationships of the virtual machine — the name of the virtual machine's host, datastores, and networks.
• Recent tasks and alarms for the virtual machine (VirtualCenter only).