View and manage VMware connections on Backup & Disaster Recovery appliance

To view and manage the VMware connections on Backup & Disaster Recovery appliance:

1. In the appliance Management Console, go to Clients › VMware.

2. On the actions toolbar, click View Connections.

   

   The View VMware Connections dialog opens.

   The dialog shows the available VMware connections. Information in the dialog is presented in the table format with the following columns:

   Column	Description	Note
   Address	Domain name or IP address of the VMware vCenter instance or the VMware host
   Port	Number of the port used for communication between the VMware vCenter instance or the VMware host and appliance
   ID	Unique identification number of the connection	Hidden by default
   VM Count	Number of virtual machines (VMs) available via the connection
   Type	Indication if appliance is connected to a VMware vCenter instance or to a standalone VMware host
   Connected	Indication if the VMware vCenter instance or the VMware host is connected and available, or not
   vStorage	Number of VMware hosts available via the connection that are licensed to access the vStorage APIs

   

To manage a VMware connection, right-click the connection to open the context menu with the available actions.