Viewing the Status of Commands in VMware

When you issue a command, for example restarting a guest machine, or creating a snapshot on a host machine, you can go to the Command Status page in the VMware service module to confirm that the command was issued and to check the status. The Command Status page also helps you keep track of commands issued by others, so you do not replicate work.

Commands are listed in a table, which includes the command name, target device, site name, the name of the person who issued the command, the date and time the command was issued, and the current state of the command. You can click the command state to view details, which is especially useful when there is a command error and you want to determine the cause of the failure.

You can view the status of commands issued for a host machine or a guest machine.

To view the command status of a host machine

1. In Service Center, click Status > Service Modules.
2. Click the VMware link.
3. In the Managed Sites table, click a site name.
4. In the Managed Hosts table, click a host machine name.
5. In the Host Management area, click View Command Status.
6. Optionally, click the status of a command to view details.

To view the command status of a guest machine

1. In Service Center, click Status > Service Modules.
2. Click the VMware link.
3. In the Managed Sites table, click a site name.
4. In the Managed Hosts table, click a host machine name.
5. Scroll down to the Guest Summary table.
6. Click a guest name.
7. In the Guest State Management area, click View Command Status.
8. Optionally, click the status of a command to view details.