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Quick Tip - vSphere Web Client Recent History Feature

07.25.2013 by William Lam // 5 Comments

A customer who was also a former colleague of mines reached out to me a few days ago asking about a feature request that he would like to see in the new vSphere Web Client, which is the ability to view the recent history of inventory objects that he had navigated through. He explained that using the Inventory Navigator on the left pane of the vSphere Web Client, you can only go back to the previous inventory object.

The feature he was looking for is similar to the history feature of a web browser where you can view your recently visited websites. I know for new users of the vSphere Web Client, this is a must have feature as you are getting familiar with the new Web Client and the Inventory Navigator. This feature was actually something I and others within VMware pushed hard for while vSphere 5.1 was still in development and I knew that this feature (also known as breadcrumb) was available.

However, it might not have been obvious on where to access the recent history feature. At the very top of the Inventory Navigator, there is a tiny drop down arrow next to the selected inventory object. If you click on that, you will get a list of your recently visited inventory objects.

Once I provided the screenshot, it was exactly what he was looking for. This really comes in handy when you are jumping around and with a single click, you can easily navigate back to a previous object.

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Categories // vSphere Web Client Tags // breadcrumbs, history, vsphere web client

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  1. *protectedAnonymous says

    07/26/2013 at 10:55 am

    This got me thinking. I always like the keyboard shortcuts with the thick client. For example to quickly just to Data Stores - Ctrl+Shft+D.

    Is there anything like that with the Web Client?

    Reply
    • *protectedWilliam Lam says

      07/26/2013 at 2:06 pm

      I'm not aware of any shortcuts, let me check with our UE folks. Do you use those frequently?

      Reply
    • *protectedWilliam Lam says

      07/30/2013 at 4:40 pm

      Did some research and here are the list of keyboard shortcuts for the vSphere Web Client http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2013/07/handy-keyboard-shortcuts-for-vsphere.html

      Reply

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  1. Handy Keyboard Shortcuts for the vSphere Web Client | virtuallyGhetto says:
    02/28/2014 at 4:59 pm

    […] publishing an article about the vSphere Web Client Recent History Feature, I received question from a reader asking about the keyboard shortcuts that were available as part […]

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  2. My top 5 favorite enhancements to the new vSphere Web Client 5.5 | virtuallyGhetto says:
    03/11/2016 at 10:29 am

    […] recently visited objects is a pretty handy feature that came in vSphere 5.1 which allows you to see what objects you have […]

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