Symptoms:

Storage Views Tab missing after logging in successfully to the VMware vCenter Server 6.0.x using the vSphere Client.

VMware vCenter Server 6.0.x

This issue occurs because the storage views front-end is removed from the vSphere Web Client and the back-end is disabled in vCenter Server 6.0.x. This also means that the vSphere Client no longer supports Storage Views.

This is an expected behavior for the vSphere Client when connected to the VMware vCenter Server 6.0.x.

For more information, see VMware vSphere 6.0 Release Notes.

To work around this issue, use VMware vSphere PowerCLI to get the details.

Disclaimer

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Note: Before proceeding, ensure that the VMware vSphere PowerCLI is installed. You need at least PowerCLI 5.5 and later and Powershell 3.0 and later. For more information, see the VMware vSphere PowerCLI User's Guide.

1. Download the attached 2112085_Get-StorageViewsReport.zip file locally where PowerCLI is installed and running.
2. Unzip the attached 2112085_Get-StorageViewsReport.zip file to C:\Program Files \VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI.
3. Using PowerCLI, log in to a vCenter Server or ESXi host using this command Connect-VIServer.
   
   For example: Connecting to a vCenter Server System
   
   Connect-VIServer -Server 10.23.112.235 -Protocol https -Username 'Administrator' -Password 'pa$$word'
   
   
4. Set the Properties to Support Remote Signing by running this command:
   
   Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
   
   
5. Import the Get-StorageViewsReport.psm1 module by running this command:
   
   Import-Module .\Get-StorageViewsReport.psm1
   

Use these examples as guidelines:

Get-Datastore datastore_name | Get-StorageViewsReport

For example:

Get-StorageViewsReport | Format-Table -auto

For example:



Get-VMHost Hostname | Get-StorageViewsReport | Format-Table -auto

For example: