VMware VirtualCenter Operational Dashboard

There is a not so popular feature in vCenter that gives you a lot of details and stats. Its called the VMware VirtualCenter Operational Dashboard

Browse to the following URL and replace the vCenter name. This needs authentication. 

  https://vCENTER_SERVER_FQDN/vod/index.html

On the Home page, you can get detailed stats about - 

• vCenter Uptime
• Virtual Machine & Host Operations (invocations/min)
• Client Communication 
• Agent Communication

There are 6 detail pages available.

Example - If you click on "Host Status" you will get detailed info about Hostname, IPs, MOID, Last heartbeat time etc.