Could not see VM's from vSphere GUI

[vwmagic]

I have a few just restored VM's, I can see them by CLI: get-vm xyz.

However, I could not see xyz VM from vSphere GUI.

Could you please advise on what the cause could be, and what should I do?

Thanks,

[kenbshinn]

What version of vSphere are you running? Have you tried clicking the refresh button at the top of the Console.

[vwmagic]

vSphere 6.5

Yes, I already tried.

[kenbshinn]

Are you able to see them in the gui if you connect to the host directly?

When you restored them, did the restore automatically add them back into vCenter inventory?

[vwmagic]

Probably not.

What could I do to add them back to Inventory?

[kenbshinn]

Here are the steps to add a VM back into inventory:

Browse to the datastore where the VMs are located

open the folder of the VM that you want to add back in

locate the .vmx file

right click on it and there should be an option to add to inventory Click on that and it should start the wizard to re-add it to inventory.

[vwmagic]

Thank you!