Read more about the information which are gathered by RVTools

vInfo

The “vInfo” tab displays for each virtual machine the virtual machine name, powerstate, template, SRM Placeholder, config status, DNS name, connection state, guest state, heartbeat, consolidation needed, power on date / time, suspend date / time, creation date / time, change version, number of cpu’s, latency-sensitivity, amount of memory, number of nics, number of virtual disks, total disk capacity, min Required EVC Mode Key, disk.EnableUUID, CBT, primary IP address, connected networks, number of monitors, video Ram KiB, resource pool, folder ID, folder name, vApp name, DAS protection, fault tolerance state, fault tolerance role, fault tolerance latency status, fault tolerance band width, fault tolerance secondary latency, provisioned storage, used storage, unshared storage, HA restart priority, HA isolation response, HA VM Monitoring, Cluster rule(s), Cluster rule name(s), install Boot Required, Boot delay, Boot retry delay, Boot retry enabled, Boot BIOS setup, Reboot Poweroff, EFI Secure boot, Firmware, HW version, HW upgrade status, HW upgrade policy, HW target, configuration path, log directory, snapshot directory, suspend directory, annotation, custom fields, datacenter name, cluster name, ESX host name, operating system name according to the config file, operating system name acoording to the VMware tools, virtual machine ID, VM SMBIOS UUID, VM UUID, VI SDK server type, VI SDK API version, virtual machine tags, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vCpu

The “vCpu” tab displays for each virtual machine, the name of the VM, powerstate, template, SRM Placeholder, number of cpu’s, number of sockets, number of cores per socket, max cpu, overall cpu usage, level, shares, reservation, static cpu entitlement, distributed cpu entitlement, limit, hot add value, hot remove value, Numa Hotadd Exposed, annotations, custom fields, datacenter name, cluster name, ESX host name, VM folder name, operating system name according to the config file, operating system name acoording to the VMware tools, VM ID, VM UUID, virtual machine tags, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vMemory

The “vMemory” tab displays for each virtual machine the name of the VM, powerstate, template, SRM Placeholder, memory size, Memory Reservation Locked To Max, memory overhead, max memory usage, consumed memory, consumed overhead, private memory, shared memory, swapped memory, ballooned memory, active memory, entitlement memory, distributed memory entitlement, level, shares, reservations , limit, hot add, annotations, custom fields, datacenter name, cluster name, ESX host name, VM folder name, operating system name according to the config file, operating system name acoording to the VMware tools, VM ID, VM UUID, virtual machine tags, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vDisk

The “vDisk” tab displays for each virtual machine, name of VM, powerstate, template, SRM Placeholder, all the virtual disks, Disk Key, Disk UUID, Disk path, Disk total disk capacity, raw switch, disk persistence mode, sharing mode, thin provisioned flag, eagerly scrub flag, split flag, write through, level, shares value, reservation, limit, SCSI controller, SCSI label, unit number, sharedBus,  vmdk path, raw LUN ID, raw compability mode, Internal sort column, annotations, custom fields, datacenter name, cluster name, ESX host name, VM folder name, operating system name according to the config file, operating system name acoording to the VMware tools, VM ID, VM UUID, virtual machine tags, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vPartition

The “vPartition” tab displays for each virtual machine, if the VMware Tools are active, the name of the VM, powerstate, template, SRM Placeholder, Disk Key, Disk name, total disk capacity, consumed disk capacity, total free disk capacity, percentage free disk capacity, Internal sort column, annotations, custom fields, datacenter name, cluster name, ESX host name, VM folder name, operating system name according to the config file, operating

The “vSource” tab page displays information about the server where the SDK web services is running which is used by RVTools to gather all data. This is your vCenter server or ESX host. The following data is displayed: Name, OS type, API type, API version, Version, Patch level, Build, Fullname, Product name, Product version, Product line, Vendor, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

system name acoording to the VMware tools, VM ID, VM UUID, virtual machine tags, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vNetwork

The “vNetwork” tab displays for each virtual machine the name of the VM, powerstate, template, SRM Placeholder, NIC label, Adapter type, network name, switch name, connected value, starts connected value, Mac Address, Mac Address type, IPv4 Address, IPv6 Address, direct path IO, Internal sort column, annotations, custom fields, datacenter name, cluster name, ESX host name, VM folder name, operating system name according to the config file, operating system name acoording to the VMware tools, VM ID, VM UUID, virtual machine tags, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vCD

The “vCD” tab displays for each virtual machine CD-Rom information: name of the VM, powerstate, template, SRM Placeholder, device node, connected value, start connected value, device type, annotations, custom fields, datacentername, cluster name, ESX host name, VM folder name, operating system name according to the config file, operating system name acoording to the VMware tools, VM ID, VM UUID, virtual machine tags, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID. It’s possible to disconnect the CD-Rom from this screen.

vUSB

The “vUSB” tab displays for each virtual machine with a connected USB device the name of the VM, Powerstate, Template, SRM Placeholder, Device node, Device type, Connected switch, Family, Speed, EHCI enabled value, Auto connect value, Bus number, Unit number, annotations, custom fields, datacenter name, cluster name, ESX host name, VM folder name, operating system name according to the config file, operating system name acoording to the VMware tools, VM ID, VM UUID, virtual machine tags, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vSnapshot

The “vSnapshot” tab displays for each snapshot the VM name, powerstate, snapshot name, description, date / time of the snapshot, filename, size MiB (vmsn), size MiB total, quiesced value, state value, annotations, custom fields, datacenter name, cluster name, ESX host name, VM folder name, operating system name according to the config file, operating system name acoording to the VMware tools, VM ID, VM UUID, virtual machine tags, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vTools

The “vTools” tab displays for each virtual machine the VM name, powerstate, template, SRM Placeholder, virtual machine hardware version, Tools status, tools version, required tools version, upgradeable flag, upgrade policy, sync time, app status, heartbeat status, kernel crash state, operation ready, state change support, interactive guest, annotations, custom fields, datacenter name, cluster name, ESX host name, VM folder name, operating system name according to the config file, operating system name acoording to the VMware tools, VM ID, VM UUID, virtual machine tags, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vSource

The “vSource” tab page displays information about the server where the SDK web services is running which is used by RVTools to gather all data. This is your vCenter server or ESX host. The following data is displayed: Name, OS type, API type, API version, Version, Patch level, Build, Fullname, Product name, Product version, Product line, Vendor, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vRP

The “vRP” tab displays for each resource pool the name, path, status, Total number of VM’s, number of running VM’s, numbers of vCPUs, CPU limit, CPU overhead limit, CPU reservation, CPU Level, CPU shares, CPU expendable reservation switch, CPU max usage, CPU overall usage, CPU reservation used, CPU reservation used for VM, CPU unreserved for pool, CPU unreserved for VM, memory configured, memory limit, memory overhead limit, memory reservation, memory level, memory shares, memory expandable reservation, memory max usage, memory overal usage, memory reservation used, memory reservation used for vm, memory unreserved for pool, memory unreserved for vm, overall CPU demand statistics, Overall CPU usage statistics, static CPU Entitlement statistics, distributed CPU entitlement statistics, ballooned memory statistics, compressed memory statistics, consumed overhead memory statistics, distributed memory entitlement statistics, guest memory usage statistics, host memory usage statistics, overhead memory statistics, private memory statistics, shared memory statistics, static memory entitlement statistics, swapped memory statistics, object ID, resource pool tags, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vCluster

The “vCluster” tab displays for each cluster the name, config status, overall status, number of hosts, number of effective hosts, Total cpu resources, number of cores, number of cpu threads, effective cpu resources, total memory, effective memeory, number of vMotions, HA enabled flag, failover level, Admission control enabled flag, host monitoring flag, heart beat datastore condidate policy, Isolation response, restart priority, cluster settings, max failures, max failure window, failure interval, minimal up time, VM monitoring, DRS enabled flag, DRS default VM behavior, DRS vmotion rate, DPM enabled flag, DPM default behavior, DPM host power action rate, object ID, custom attributes, tags, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vHost

The “vHost” tab displays for each host the name, datacenter name, cluster name, config status, maintenance mode value, Quarantine Mode value, vSAN Fault Domain name, CPU model, CPU speed, hyperthread information, number of CPU’s, cores per CPU, number of cores, CPU usage %, total amount of memory, memory usage %, memory reserved for the service console, number of NIC’s, number of HBA’s, total number of VM’s on this host, number of VM’s running on this host, number of VMs per core on this host, number of virtual cpu’s, number of virtual cpu’s per core, vRam, used memory by vm’s, swapped memory by vm’s, ballooned memory by vm’s, vMotion support flag, storage vMotion support flag, current EVC mode, Max EVC mode, Assigned license, ATS heartbeat, ATS locking, Current CPU power man policy, Supported CPU power man, Host Power Policy, ESX version of this host, Boot time, custom fields, DNS Servers, DHCP, Domain name, DNS Search Order, NTP Server(s), NTPD running, Time Zone, Time Zone Name, GMT Offset, harware vendor, model,  serial number, Service tag (serial #), OEM specific string, BIOS vendor, BIOS version, BIOS date, Host object id, host tags, UUID, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vHBA

The vHBA tab displays for each host name, datacenter, cluster name, device name, device type, status flag, bus number, PCI address, driver name, driver model name, worldwide name, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vNic

The vNic tab displays for each physical network card (on the host) host name, datacenter name, cluster name, network device, driver, speed, duplex switch, MAC address, virtual switch name, Uplink port, PCI ID, wake on switch, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vSwitch

The vSwitch tab displays for each virtual switch the host name, datacenter name, cluster name, name of the switch, number of ports, free ports, promiscuous mode value, mac address changed allowed value, forged transmits allowed value, traffic shapping flag, width, peak, burst, teaming policy, reverse policy flag, notify switch value, rolling order, offload flag, TSO support flag, zero copy transmits support flag, maximum transmission unit size, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vPort

The vPort tab displays for each port the host name, datacenter name, cluster name,port group, name of the virtual switch where the port is defined, VLAN ID, promiscuous mode value, mac address changed allowed value, forged transmits allowed value, traffic shapping flag, width, peak and burst, teaming policy, reverse policy flag, notify switch value, rolling order, offload flag, TSO support flag, zero copy transmits support flag , VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

dvSwitch

The dvSwitch tab displays for each distributed virtual switch the following properties: switch name, datacenter name, short product name, vendor, description, date created, host members, max ports, number of ports, number of connected VMs, traffic shaping values, CDP type, CDP operation, LACP name, LACP mode, LACP loadbalance Algorithm, max MTU, contact, name of responsible person, Object ID, custom attributes, tags, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

dvPort

The dvPort tab displays for each distributed virtual port the following properties: name of portgroup, distributed switch name, portgroup type, number of ports, VLAN id, speed, Full duplex switch, blocked switch, allow promiscuous switch, Mac changes switch, active Uplink, standby uplink, policy, forged transmits switch, traffic shapping values, reverse policy switch, notify switch, rolling order, check beacon, live port moving switch, check duplex flag, check error % flag, check speed flag, block override flag, config reset switch, override shaping switch, vendor config override switch, security policy override switch, teaming override switch, VLAN override switch, Object ID, custom attributes, tags, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vSC+VMK

The vSC+VMK tab displays for each service console and VMkernel the host name, datacenter name, cluster name, port group, device, mac address, DHCP flag, IP address, IP 6 address, subnet mask, gateway address, gateway IP 6 address , VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vDatastore

The “vDatastore” tab displays for each datastore the name, config status, connectivity status, file system type, total number of VM’s on this datastore, number of running virtual machines on this datastore, total capacity in MiB, Total provisioned storage in MiB, Used storage in MiB, shared storage in MiB, free capacity in MiB, SIOC enabled flag, SIOC congested threshold value, number of hosts connected, names of connected hosts, datastore cluster name, datastore cluster capacity, datastore cluster free space, block size, max blocks, number of extents, major version number, version string, upgradeable status flag, multiple host access indication, url address, Object ID, custom attributes, tags, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vMultiPath

The “vMultiPath” tab displays for all datastores per host the hostname, cluster name, datacenter name, datastore name, disk name, display name, policy, operational state, paths (8), path states (8), vStorage support, vendor, model, revision, level, uuid, object id, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vLicense

The “vLicense” tab displays information about your licenses. For each license: name of the licensed product, license key, labels, cost unit, total licenses, used licenses, expiration date, features, VI SDK Server and VI SDK UUID.

vFileInfo

The “vFileInfo” tab will display all files of all datastores. For each file Friendly Path Name, File Name, File Type, File size in bytes, Path, Internal Sort Column, VI SDK server and VI SDK UUID are displayed.

vHealth

The “vHealth” tab displays the health check messages.

There are 21 possible “Health Check” messages:

  1. VM has a CDROM device connected!
  2. VM has a Floppy device connected!
  3. VM has an active snapshot!
  4. VMware tools are out of date, not running or not installed!
  5. On disk xx is yy% disk space available! The threshold value is zz%
  6. On datastore xx is yy% disk space available! The threshold value is zz%
  7. There are xx virtal CPUs active per core on this host. The threshold value is zz
  8. There are xx VMs active on this datastore. The threshold value is zz
  9. Possible a zombie vmdk file! Please check.
  10. Possible a zombie vm! Please check.
  11. Inconsistent Folder Names
  12. Multipath operational state
    Degraded = One or more paths to the LUN are down, but I/O is still possible. Further path failures may result in lost connectivity.
    error = The LUN is dead and/or not reachable.
    lostCommunication = No more paths are available to the LUN.
    Off = The LUN is off.
  13. Virtual machine consolidation needed
  14. Search datastore errors.
  15. VM config issues
  16. Host config issues
  17. NTP issues
  18. Cluster config issues
  19. Datastore config issues
  20. Warning if ESXi shell is enabled on host
  21. Warning if SSH is enabled on host
  22. Disk I/O performance tip
  23. In-memory performance tip