Perform an Advanced Search in the vSphere Web Client

With Advanced search, you can search for managed objects that meet multiple criteria.

For example, you can search for virtual machines whose name contains a particular string that reside on a particular host.

Procedure

Click the Launch icon ( Launch vSphere Web Client applications ) and select Search.

Click Advanced Search.

Select the type of object to search for from the Search for drop-down menu.

Select how to combine the search criteria.

Option	Description
any	The search returns results that match any of the specified criteria.
all	The search returns only results that match all of the specified criteria.

Select a property to search for from the drop-down menu.

The properties available depend on the type of object you are searching for.

Select the relationship between the search term and the property from the drop-down menu.

The options available in this step depend on the property selected in the previous step.

Type or select the search term.

(Optional) To add additional search criteria, click Add new criteria and repeat Step 5 to Step 7.

(Optional) To add an additional search, click Add new type of search and repeat Step 3 to Step 8.

Click Search.

(Optional) Double-click any item in the search results to display that item in the inventory.