== A Tour of the VI Web Access Interface ==
The Having described the VI Web Access menu bar, it is now time to look at the rest of the management interface comprises a number of . The area beneath the menu bar is divided into four panels, each serving with a specific management purpose: * '''Inventory Panel''' - Positioned in the top left hand corner of the management interface, the inventory panel lists both the host and the virtual machines configured on the host. When each virtual machine is selected, the workspace area updates to provide configuration and status information about that particular machine. Similarly, when the host is selected information about the host environment is displayed, including information on networking options, memory and CPU usage. The following figure shows the inventory panel of the VI Web Access interface: [[Image:vmware_server_2_inventory.jpg|VI Web Access Inventory Panel]] * '''Workspace Panel''' - The workspace panel occupies the central area of the screen and is designed as a tabbed panel, displaying different information depending on currently selected tab. As the host or a virtual machine is selected from the inventory panel, the workspace updates to reflect the selection. The workspace behaves differently depending on whether the host, or a virtual machine is currently selected in the inventory panel. Each of these modes will be covered in greater detail in subsequent sections of this chapter. * '''Task panel''' - The task panel is located at the bottom on the VI Web Access interface (illustrated below), runs the width of the screen and is used to display recently completed tasks. Additional details can be obtained by double clicking on a task in the list. [[Image:vi_web_access_task_panel.jpg|The VI Web Access Task Panel]] On the summary page, configuration information about selected host or virtual machine is displayed. This comprises information about current memory and CPU usage, the hardware configuring including, in the case of virtual machines, the ability to add or remove virtual hardware devices. Also present are commands such as starting, stopping and creating virtual machines and taking and restoring snapshots.
