Activities you can perform when viewing a virtual machine's user and event information include:
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The list under Remote Console Connections identifies any users connected to the virtual machine with a remote console. The list includes the time and IP address from which the user connected to the virtual machine.
The list under Permissions indicates what you can do with the virtual machine. You are either allowed or denied the following abilities:
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The Events list displays a log of the 15 most recent actions or events recorded in the virtual machine, such as the questions VMware ESX Server asks, errors and other events like the powering on or off of the virtual machine. The events appear in reverse chronological order.
The event log draws its data from the log file for the virtual machine's configuration file stored, by default, in the virtual machine's directory, <homedir>/vmware/ <guestOS>.
When you perform an action within the management interface that prompts the virtual machine to generate a message needing your response before it can proceed, a waiting for input message appears in the Display Name column. When you click that link, a popup window appears, prompting you for a response. After you provide your answer, the popup window closes.
The log shows the date and time the event occurred and an explanation of the event. Some events have a symbol associated with them that corresponds to the type of event that occurred.
- This type of event indicates a question or a warning was generated by the virtual
machine.
- This type of event indicates an error occurred in the virtual machine.
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