The Resources Pane
The Resources pane displays details about the managed resources - servers, pools, VMs, and storage. You can view your resources by their physical location or by properties such as folders, tags, or custom fields. The view in the Resources pane depends on the button you click in the Navigation pane. See the table in the following section for information about various buttons in the Navigation pane.
To do a simple text search on resource names, type a word or a phrase in the Search box, located above the Resources pane. Matching resources are displayed as you type. To remove the query and view all your resources again, click the x button at the right of the Search box.
You can also apply a previously saved search query to the Resources pane. XenCenter includes several useful saved searches. For more information, see Saved searches.
You can also create and add your own custom searches to this list at any time. For more information, see Create a Search Query.
To apply a saved search to the contents of the Resources pane, select Saved Searches in the Navigation pane and select a search query from the list.
The following table lists the various options available in the Navigation pane.
| Navigation button | Description |
|---|---|
| Infrastructure | Displays resources by their physical location, that is, by the host or pool to which they belong |
| Objects | Displays resources by categories such as pools, servers, VMs, templates. |
| Organization Views | Displays resources by folders, tags, custom fields, or by vApps |
| Saved Searches | Displays resources by the selected search criteria |
| Notifications | Displays the Notifications view which is a one-stop shop for alerts, updates, and events |
For detailed information about the navigation buttons, see The Navigation Pane.