Host page in the XenServer View

The XenServer Host View tab provides an overview of all available Xen hosts in the XenServer virtualization environment, including details about CPU and memory utilization, unused resources and more.

An example of the Xen Hosts View tab

Viewing the Xen Hosts table

The Xen Hosts table lists all Xen hosts in the selected domain.

• By default, the metric tables in this view are filtered on all domains. Use the domain filter options to select the required domain from the table.
• By default, the summarization time range for all metrics is set to Last 30 days. Use the time filter options controls to select an alternate range.

For detailed information on how to use filters, see Using-filtering-options-in-the-TrueSight-console.

Each row corresponds to a Xen host and shows the following information: 

Viewing details for a particular Xen host

To view the KVM Host details, click the name of the Xen Host in the Hosts table. The following details are displayed in the Host Details page:

• General details: General host details, such as name, type, description and number of elements within it are displayed at the top of the page. 

• Tags panel: Displays tags, if any, that are associated with the cluster.  For more information, see Working-with-tag-filters.
  
• Related Information: The Related Information panel at the top of the page contains the following links:
  • Thresholds: The Thresholds page enables you to view and manage threshold settings for the selected Xen host. For more details, see Configuring-and-managing-thresholds-for-metrics-and-indicators. 
  • VM details: The VM details page enables you to view and manage the VMs. For more details, see Virtual Machines.

• Summary information: The Summary tab, that is displayed by default, displays details for the selected cluster in a horizontal summary table, as well as charts.

  Analysis charts: Core metrics for the selected entity are displayed as analysis charts, depending on available data. At the bottom of each chart is a link that takes you to the Data Explorer view for the specific resource type, and displays charts and information for a larger set of metrics.

  To return to this page, click located towards the top-right side in the Data Explorer tab.

  The data displayed in Data Explorer view charts for any resource part of this view category, is based on the time filter that is applied to the primary view in this tab. You can select Advanced time periods (other than default/basic) from the Data Explorer view for the selected resource, to view charts over a different time resolution.

  For more information, see Host page in the XenServer Data Explorer view.

• Configuration Details: The Configuration Details tab displays the configuration metrics for the selected host. 

Host view: An example of a host details page

Using data filter and other controls in tables

You can export and filter the information that is displayed in tables to suit your need. For instance, you can show or hide columns, filter tables on particular domains, and so on.

For more information, see Exporting-and-filtering-tables.