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heartbeats, even though the system is otherwise operating normally; in general, only
when the heartbeat percentage drops to zero should the virtual machine or guest
operating system be considered abnormal.
Note: If VMware Tools is not installed or is not running, the guest operating system
does not send any heartbeats to its virtual machine and this meter is disabled.
Viewing Information about a Virtual Machine
Important virtual machine information is readily available on the Status Monitor page.
• The link in the Display Name column indicates the display name for the virtual
machine; if one is not specified, then the path to the configuration file for the
virtual machine appears here instead. This column also contains the virtual
machine’s power state, its process ID and its virtual machine ID (if it is running); it
also notes if VMware Tools is not installed.
If the virtual machine is waiting for a response to a system message, a Waiting
for input link appears here. Click the link to view the message and respond to it.
Click the virtual machine link for more details about the virtual machine. The
Virtual Machine Overview page appears in a new browser window. For more
information, see
Configuring a Virtual Machine on page 137 .
• The value in the Up column indicates the length of time the virtual machine has
been running.
• The value in the % CPU column indicates the average percentage of host
operating system processor capacity the virtual machine used during the final
minute before the page was last updated. More detailed processor information
is available on the Virtual Machine Overview page.
• The value in the RAM column indicates the average amount of memory the
virtual machine used during the final minute before the page was last updated.
More memory information is available on the Virtual Machine Overview page.
Using Common Controls
The following links appear on most or all of the pages in the management interface.
Refresh — This link refreshes or reloads the current page. To avoid conflicts with
other users, click this button before you perform an operation in the management
interface like shutting down, suspending, resuming or powering on a virtual machine
— or after you perform such an operation in a console.
Help — This link connects you to the online documentation for the current page in
the management interface.