Change Default Virtual Machines List Sort Order Behavior on ESXi 6.7

[Marcelo_Ferrei1]

Dear all,

Is there any way to change the default behavior of how the virtual machines list is sorted? I would like to default be by vms name, but ESXi web client always sort by vms' ID, which is not the best option for me.

[Marcelo_Ferrei1]

I'm still struggling with that. Do you have any ideas?

[diegodco31]

Hi

I didn't understand.

Can you print screen a window?

[Marcelo_Ferrei1]

Yes. of course. Sorry for the very long delay, I had traveled, sick, home reallocating, all in sequence.

Every time I start my ESXi,or click on another esxi page and comes back, the vms list looks like this:

I would like to vms be listed by name ascending. always.

[Thomas000]

Mine sort OK in the main window - just click on the column header to change, or on the downward chevron to access the sorting, filter and column display options menu.

But, I can find no way to sort the names in the Navigator side pane?

[Marcelo_Ferrei1]

Hi Thomas, I can do that. What I'm looking for is a way to turn it the default behavior. Every time that I login in ESXi I need to sort it again.

[Tyler917]

Did you ever find a way to change this default behavior? I came across this post searching for the same answer.

[rrgregg]

I'd like the ability to sort VMs by their names automatically also.

Right now, the only option I know of for getting VMs to appear in the desired order automatically is to unregister all of them, and then manually register each VM in the desired order.

[bobcal2008]

I agree, I would like to do the same thing.  Unregistering all Guesses and reregistering is not good.  There must be a way, does anyone know how to change the default behavior to put guests in alphabetical order