The Topology tool provides a graphical representation of logical connections between Virtual Machines, Datastores and Storage volumes.

You can find Topology at:

• UI → Server → VMware → Topology
• UI → Server → VMware → vCenter → Topology
• UI → Server → VMware → vCenter → Datastores → Individual Datastore → Tab: Topology
• UI → Server → VMware → vCenter → Cluster → VM → Individual VM → Tab: Topology

Topology provides different types of views:

• Overview: high level view of parent components
• All connections: detailed view of all VM connections
• Custom: limited veiw for selected components

Interactive map:

• Drag to move the topology map
• Scroll to zoom in/out
• Click on a parent component to highlight all connections originating from that component
• Click on a specific VM to highlight the path to Datastore and Storage volume

Examples

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