{"id":208,"date":"2016-11-18T20:43:51","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T20:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vpxd.dc5.cz\/?p=208"},"modified":"2020-03-04T13:19:52","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T13:19:52","slug":"vsphere-client-6-5-html5-partial-functionality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vpxd.dc5.cz\/index.php\/2016\/11\/18\/vsphere-client-6-5-html5-partial-functionality\/","title":{"rendered":"vSphere Client 6.5 (HTML5) – partial functionality"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Unsupported Functionality table documents the vSphere Web Client workflow functionality not available in the vSphere Client at the release of VMware vSphere 6.5. Any vSphere Web Client functionality not documented in this table is supported in the vSphere Client at release. <\/p>\n

Unsupported Functionality<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Functional Area<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
\n
Workflow<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
\n
Unsupported in the vSphere Client<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
Additional Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Cluster<\/td>\nConfiguration<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • DRS\/HA virtual machine overrides<\/li>\n
  • Predictive DRS<\/li>\n
  • HA runtime monitoring<\/li>\n
  • Create and delete datastore cluster<\/li>\n
  • Proactive HA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cluster<\/td>\nDatastore<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Monitor SDRS<\/li>\n
  • Configure SDRS settings, rules, and VM overrides<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cluster<\/td>\nMonitor<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Resource utilization and reservation views<\/li>\n
  • DRS utilization monitoring<\/li>\n
  • Overview performance charts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Content Library<\/td>\nDeploy from template<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Custom options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Datastore<\/td>\nManagement<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Connectivity view (VMFS)<\/li>\n
  • Multipathing view (VMFS)<\/li>\n
  • Device Backing view (VMFS)<\/li>\n
  • Connectivity view (NFS)<\/li>\n
  • Datastore default policy read-only view<\/li>\n
  • Create NFS datastore wizard<\/li>\n
  • Increase VMFS datastore wizard<\/li>\n
  • Create VVOL datastore wizard<\/li>\n
  • VVOL datastore default profiles<\/li>\n
  • VVOL capability profiles capacity summary portlet<\/li>\n
  • Upgrade VMFS datastore<\/li>\n
  • Mount and Unmount VMFS datastore<\/li>\n
  • Mount and unmount existing VVOL datastore to hosts<\/li>\n
  • Unmount NFS datastore from hosts<\/li>\n
  • Mount existing NFS datastore to additional hosts<\/li>\n
  • Register virtual machine<\/li>\n
  • Refresh datastore capacity<\/li>\n
  • Configure storage I\/O Control<\/li>\n
  • Edit multipathing policy and paths for VMFS datastore devices<\/li>\n
  • Copy, move, rename, and inflate datastore files<\/li>\n
  • Change datastore default policy<\/li>\n
  • Datastore protocol endpoints<\/li>\n
  • Datastore selector advanced mode<\/li>\n
  • Datastore capability sets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Datastore<\/td>\nStorage Providers<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Storage providers master details read-only view<\/li>\n
  • Register new storage provider<\/li>\n
  • Remove storage provider<\/li>\n
  • Rescan storage providers<\/li>\n
  • Refresh storage provider certificate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fault Tolerance<\/td>\nDisplays and Operations<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Fault tolerance operations<\/li>\n
  • Fault tolerance summary portlet<\/li>\n
  • Migrate secondary workflow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Host Management<\/td>\nHost Configuration<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • ESXi NTP settings<\/li>\n
  • ESXi join and leave AD\/LDAP domain<\/li>\n
  • Move ESXi host into and out of cluster<\/li>\n
  • Move ESXi host between folders<\/li>\n
  • ESXi host certificate operations<\/li>\n
  • ESXi change lockdown mode settings<\/li>\n
  • ESXi PCI passthrough devices<\/li>\n
  • Host edit boot options<\/li>\n
  • ESXi two-factor authentication<\/li>\n
  • Configure host profiles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Host Management<\/td>\nNetwork Configuration<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Distributed virtual switch<\/li>\n
  • Edit standard switch portgroup settings<\/li>\n
  • Add standard port groups<\/li>\n
  • Add physical network adapters<\/li>\n
  • Edit TCP\/IP stacks<\/li>\n
  • Manage physical network adapters (VSS\/VDS)<\/li>\n
  • Migrate VMs to another network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Host Management<\/td>\nSettings<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Host VVOL protocol endpoints<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Host Management<\/td>\nStorage Devices<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Erase partition<\/li>\n
  • Turn locator LED on and off<\/li>\n
  • Mark and unmark flash disk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Host Management<\/td>\nStorage Policy<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Global view<\/li>\n
  • Summary view<\/li>\n
  • Monitor view<\/li>\n
  • Manage view<\/li>\n
  • Related items view<\/li>\n
  • VM storage policy assignments read-only view<\/li>\n
  • Create and edit storage policy wizard<\/li>\n
  • Integrate storage policies in deploy OVF wizard<\/li>\n
  • Storage policy delete, check compliance, and reapply<\/li>\n
  • Reset VSAN default policy<\/li>\n
  • Delete storage policy component<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Host Storage<\/td>\nAdapters<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Rescan storage adapter<\/li>\n
  • Enable and disable paths<\/li>\n
  • Storage adapters list<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Host Storage<\/td>\niSCSI<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Edit general settings<\/li>\n
  • View iSCSI hardware network settings<\/li>\n
  • Add software iSCSI adapter<\/li>\n
  • Disable software iSCSI adapter<\/li>\n
  • Hardware iSCSI to IPv6 support<\/li>\n
  • Add and remove network port binding<\/li>\n
  • View static and dynamic discovery target details<\/li>\n
  • Add static and dynamic discovery targets<\/li>\n
  • Edit adaptor authentication<\/li>\n
  • Edit target authentication<\/li>\n
  • Remove target<\/li>\n
  • Advanced options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Host Storage<\/td>\nManagement<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Edit multipathing policies<\/li>\n
  • Attach and detach device<\/li>\n
  • Rescan storage<\/li>\n
  • Refresh storage system<\/li>\n
  • Update SCSI LUN display name<\/li>\n
  • Datastore list integration<\/li>\n
  • Add and remove software FCoE adapter<\/li>\n
  • Host cache configuration<\/li>\n
  • Protocol endpoint properties, paths, and datastores<\/li>\n
  • I\/O filters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Host Storage<\/td>\nVirtual Flash<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Resource management<\/li>\n
  • Host swap cache configuration<\/li>\n
  • Add virtual flash resource capacity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Platform<\/td>\n508 Compliance<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Initial support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Platform<\/td>\nActions<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Action button bar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Platform<\/td>\nAdvanced search<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Search for VMs by compliance status<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Platform<\/td>\nDocking<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Drag and drop, close, and restore panes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Platform<\/td>\nInventory Tree<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Drag and drop<\/li>\n
  • Inline rename<\/li>\n
  • Aggregated nodes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Platform<\/td>\nLive Refresh<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Object navigator live refresh<\/li>\n
  • Related lists live refresh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Platform<\/td>\nObject Selector<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Show recent objects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Platform<\/td>\nPortlets<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Reorder, expand, collapse, close, and persist portlets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Platform<\/td>\nRecent Objects View<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • View recent object pane<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Platform<\/td>\nRelated Items Lists<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Action button bar<\/li>\n
  • Filter list<\/li>\n
  • Quick filter lists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Platform<\/td>\nSelection Widget<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Search<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Platform<\/td>\nWizards<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • TIWO (Things I am Working On) wizard<\/li>\n
  • Sticked workflows (wizard over wizard)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
vApp<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • All edit and display settings<\/li>\n
  • All workflows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
vCenter<\/td>\nManagement<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Synchronize all VSAN storage providers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VCHA<\/td>\nManagement and Deployment<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • All workflows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Administration<\/td>\nCompliance<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Check VM compliance<\/li>\n
  • SPBM compliance column in VM list<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Administration<\/td>\nDeployment<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Deploy VM from content library wizard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Administration<\/td>\nGlobal Permissions<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Read only view of global permissions details<\/li>\n
  • Create permission<\/li>\n
  • Edit existing role of a permission<\/li>\n
  • Right click on object to add permission<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Administration<\/td>\nProfiles<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Manage VM profiles (including RGs)<\/li>\n
  • Batch manage VM profiles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Administration<\/td>\nRoles<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Read only view of roles details<\/li>\n
  • Create role<\/li>\n
  • Clone role<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Administration<\/td>\nSingle Sign-on<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • SSO users and groups<\/li>\n
  • SSO configuration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Administration<\/td>\nStorage Policies<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Reapply storage policies for out-of-date VMs<\/li>\n
  • Storage policy components view<\/li>\n
  • Create and edit storage policy component dialog<\/li>\n
  • Delete storage policy component<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Administration<\/td>\nSummary<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • VM compliance summary portlet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Configuration<\/td>\nVM Edit Settings<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Device configuration options<\/li>\n
  • Adding the hardware devices: exist hard disk, RDM disk, floppy drive, serial port, parallel port, host USB device, USB controller, SCSi device, PCI device, SCSi controller, SATA controller<\/li>\n
  • Virtual machine options<\/li>\n
  • SDRS rules<\/li>\n
  • vApp options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Configuration<\/td>\nVM Summary<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Advanced configuration portlet<\/li>\n
  • Virtual machine storage policies portlet<\/li>\n
  • vApp details portlet<\/li>\n
  • Update manager compliance portlet<\/li>\n
  • Video card details in hardware portlet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Crypt<\/td>\nAll<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • All workflows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Customization<\/td>\nImage Customization<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • All workflows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Deployment<\/td>\nDeploy OVF\/OVA<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Deploy OVF\/OVA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Lists<\/td>\nTemplates<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Sorting and filtering by column<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Design and semantical differences from the vSphere Web Client 6.5<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  • The vSphere Client introduces new visual and interaction design on how column visibility and filtering are managed. It\u2019s done through the columns header.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Lists<\/td>\nVMs<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • VM list on vApp<\/li>\n
  • Sorting and filtering by column<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Design and semantical differences from the vSphere Web Client 6.5<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  • The vSphere Client introduces new visual and interaction design on how column visibility and filtering are managed. It\u2019s done through the columns header.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Migration<\/td>\nDrag & Drop<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • List to list<\/li>\n
  • Tree to list<\/li>\n
  • List to tree<\/li>\n
  • To and from host outside the cluster<\/li>\n
  • To and from virtual machine folder and data center<\/li>\n
  • To and from datastore and datastore cluster<\/li>\n
  • To and from standard network, opaque network, or distributed port group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Migration<\/td>\nMigrate VM<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Migration to another datastore or datastore cluster<\/li>\n
  • Migration of compute and storage<\/li>\n
  • Migration requiring a network change<\/li>\n
  • Migration to another VMware vCenter cluster<\/li>\n
  • Migration of multiple virtual machines at once<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Migration<\/td>\nMove To<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • All workflows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Operations<\/td>\nInstall and Upgrade VMware Guest OS Tools<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Batch mode install, upgrade, and unmount for multiple virtual machines selected from a virtual machine list<\/li>\n
  • Client-side checks for insufficient privileges or incorrect states<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Operations<\/td>\nPower Operations<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Keyboard shortcuts for power operations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Workaround<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Open the Guest OS action menu to see the available power operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Operations<\/td>\nRemote Console<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Changing preferred console from the gear icon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Provisioning<\/td>\nClone Template to Template<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • All workflows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Provisioning<\/td>\nClone VM to Template<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • All permission checks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Design and semantical differences from the vSphere Web Client 6.5<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Compatibility check control layout is similar to the vSphere Web Client 6.0 design with no popup when more than a single message is available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Provisioning<\/td>\nClone and deploy VM from Template<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • All permission checks<\/li>\n
  • Cloning virtual machines datastore clusters that are not SDRS enabled<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Design and semantical differences from the vSphere Web Client 6.5<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Compatibility check control layout is similar to the vSphere Web Client 6.0 design with no popup when more than a single message is available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Provisioning<\/td>\nConvert Template to VM<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • All workflows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Provisioning<\/td>\nConvert VM to Template<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Conversion of multiple virtual machines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Provisioning<\/td>\nNew VM<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Permission checks on data centers, clusters, folders datastores, and networks<\/li>\n
  • Missing devices for hardware customization<\/li>\n
  • Creating virtual machines on datastore clusters that are not SDRS enabled<\/li>\n
  • Creating virtual machines under resource pool in vApp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Design and semantical differences from the vSphere Web Client 6.5<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Compatibility check control layout is similar to the vSphere Web Client 6.0 design with no popup when more than a single message is available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Provisioning<\/td>\nRegister VM<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • All workflows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Provisioning<\/td>\nRemove VM<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Remove from inventory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VM Snapshot<\/td>\nSnapshot Operations<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDesign and semantical differences from the vSphere Web Client 6.5 <\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  • The current design is taken from vSphere Web Client 6.0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VMFS 6<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Add VMFS 6 version in create VMFS datastore wizard<\/li>\n
  • Space reclamation settings<\/li>\n
  • Edit space reclamation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Source pubs.vmware.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Unsupported Functionality table documents the vSphere Web Client workflow functionality not available in the vSphere Client at the release of VMware vSphere 6.5. Any vSphere Web Client functionality not documented in this table is supported in the vSphere Client at release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-vmware"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vpxd.dc5.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vpxd.dc5.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vpxd.dc5.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpxd.dc5.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpxd.dc5.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vpxd.dc5.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1657,"href":"https:\/\/vpxd.dc5.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208\/revisions\/1657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vpxd.dc5.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpxd.dc5.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpxd.dc5.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}