You can use the Custom Properties tab in the Host Properties dialog box to assign as many as 10 custom properties to a host. You can add columns for custom properties to the results pane of Hosts view, and then click the column header for a custom property column to sort your virtual machines by that property.
To add custom properties to a host-
In Hosts view, double-click a host in the results pane to open the Host Properties dialog box.
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In the Host Properties dialog box, click the Custom tab.
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Enter values in any of the 10 numbered custom property fields.
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In Hosts view, click All Hosts to display all hosts in the results pane.
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To add a custom property column to the results pane, right-click anywhere on the column header row, and then click the custom field you want to add.
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To sort hosts alphanumerically by custom field entries, click the column header for the custom field.
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To position the column, drag the column header left or right in the header row.
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In Hosts view, click All Hosts to display all hosts in the results pane.
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On the toolbar, click Columns to open the Select Columns dialog box.
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In the Select Columns dialog box, select the check box for each custom property that you want to add to the results pane.
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To change the order of the columns, highlight a column header and then click Move Up or Move Down.
See Also
For the most up-to-date Help information, go to the Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Help Online. To find additional Virtual Machine Manager 2008 documentation, go to the Virtual Machine Manager 2008 TechCenter Library.