--- name: vmwaresolutions-vs_viewinginstances title: Viewing Flexible instances description: As of 17 July 2025, new automated installations of Red Hat® OpenShift® for VMware® are no longer available for new or existing deployments of VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic - Automated instances. You can still use or delete your existing Red Hat OpenShift for VMware automated installations until 16 July 2026. The service will no longer be available from 17 July 2026. last-updated: 2025-10-24 --- > ## Documentation Index > The table of contents for this documentation set is at https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?format=markdown > The index for all IBM Cloud docs is at: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/llms.txt > Use these files to discover more information as needed. # Viewing Flexible instances {: #vs_viewinginstances} As of 17 July 2025, new automated installations of Red Hat® OpenShift® for VMware® are no longer available for new or existing deployments of VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic - Automated instances. You can still use or delete your existing Red Hat OpenShift for VMware automated installations until 16 July 2026. The service will no longer be available from 17 July 2026. {: deprecated} View the summary and detailed information of the VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic - Flexible instances that are provisioned for different user accounts. ## Procedure to view summary for Flexible instances {: #vs_viewinginstances-procedure-view-inst-summary} To view a summary of all the VCF for Classic - Flexible instances that are provisioned for a user account, complete the following steps: 1. In the VMware Solutions console, click **Licensing and metering > Add-on services** from the left navigation panel. 2. From the console banner, click the **Avatar** icon ![Avatar icon](../../icons/i-avatar-icon.svg "Avatar"), and then click the **Account** field. Select the user account that you want to check instances for. 3. In the **VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic** table, view the list of instances that are provisioned in the selected user account. | Item | Description | |:---- |:----------- | | Name | The name of the instance. | | Resource type | The resource type of the instance. | | Location | The IBM Cloud data center where the instance is hosted. | | Creation time | The date and time when the instance was created. | | Status | The status of the instance. | {: caption="Flexible instances summary" caption-side="bottom"} The instance can have different statuses. | Status | Description | |:------ |:----------- | | Creating | The instance is being created. | | Building | The instance is being configured. | | Available | The instance is ready to use. | | Modifying | The instance is being modified. | | Failed | The creation, configuration, or modification process failed. | | Deleting | The instance is being deleted. | | Deletion error | An error occurred when the instance was being deleted. | | Deleted | The instance is deleted. | {: caption="Flexible instances statuses" caption-side="bottom"} ## Procedure to view details for Flexible instances {: #vs_viewinginstances-procedure-view-inst-property} To view the property details of an instance, complete the following steps. 1. In the **VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic** table, click an instance name. 2. On the **Summary** tab, view the details for the instance. | Property | Description | |:-------- |:----------- | | Resource type | The resource type of the instance. | | VMware vSphere® version | The vSphere version. \n \n **Note:** The vSphere versions that are displayed on the IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions console and the vSphere Web Client are slightly different. Both are correct. | | Name | The name of the instance. | | ID | The ID of the instance. | | Location | The IBM Cloud data center where the instance is hosted. | | Root domain | The root domain name is the DNS domain name and the Microsoft® Active Directory™ (AD) forest root name. | {: caption="Flexible instance properties" caption-side="bottom"} 3. Click the **Infrastructure** tab to view the ESXi server and the network interface details. | Item | Description | |:---- |:----------- | | Name | The name of the ESXi server is in the following format: `.`, where `n` is the sequence of the ESXi server. | | Hardware | The hardware specification. | | vSphere version | The vSphere version of the ESXi server. | | Credentials | The username and password to access the ESXi server. | | Private IP | The private IP address of the ESXi server. | | Status | The status of the ESXi server, which can be one of the following values: \n **Available** The ESXi server is ready to use. \n **Adding** The ESXi server is being added. \n **Deleting** The ESXi server is being deleted. | {: caption="ESXi server details" caption-side="bottom"} {: class="simple-tab-table"} {: #table1} {: tab-title="ESXi server details"} {: tab-group="Infrastructure details"} | Item | Description | |:---- |:----------- | | VLAN number | The unique VLAN number. | | Description | The description of the VLAN. | | Location | The data center location. | | Primary route | The primary route of the VLAN. | {: caption="Network interface - VLAN details" caption-side="bottom"} {: class="simple-tab-table"} {: #table2} {: tab-title="Network interface details"} {: tab-group="Infrastructure details"} 4. Click **View resource** to access the VLAN details, including the subnet and IP address details. | Item | Description | |:---- |:----------- | | Name | The subnet name. Click the name to access the subnet details. | | Type | The type of subnet: primary or portable. | | Description | The description of the subnet. | {: caption="Network interface - Subnet details" caption-side="bottom"} {: class="simple-tab-table"} {: #vlan-table1} {: tab-title="Subnet details"} {: tab-group="Network interface VLAN details"} | Item | Description | |:---- |:----------- | | IP | The IP address. | | Status | The status of the IP address. | | Description |The description of the IP address. | {: caption="Network interface - IP details" caption-side="bottom"} {: class="simple-tab-table"} {: #vlan-table2} {: tab-title="IP details"} {: tab-group="Network interface VLAN details"} 5. Click the **Licensing and metering** tab to view details about the VMware licenses information for the VCF bundle and the VMware vCloud Usage Meters that are installed in your environment. 6. Click the **Deployment history** tab to view the deployment history for the instance. If you see errors in the deployment history, the IBM Cloud Support team is automatically notified. To inquire about the status of your ticket, follow the steps in [Getting help and support](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-trbl_support&format=markdown). ## What to do next {: #vs_viewinginstances-next} Manage your instances in the VMware Solutions console or the vSphere Web Client. Review the following topics for information to help you complete the login instructions: * For the requirements and necessary steps before you access the vSphere Web Client, see [Timeout reached while connecting to the vSphere Web Client](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-trbl_timeout_vc_console&format=markdown). * For a list of access points to log in to the IBM Cloud infrastructure private network by using VPN, see [Getting started with IBM Cloud Virtual Private Networking](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/iaas-vpn?topic=iaas-vpn-getting-started&format=markdown). * If you have problems when you deploy an OVF (Open Virtualization Format) file by using the vSphere Web Client, see [Deploying an OVF file by using the vSphere Web Client](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-trbl_deploy_ovf&format=markdown). ## Related links {: #vs_viewinginstances-related} * [Procedure to order Flexible instances](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-vs_orderinginstances-procedure&format=markdown) * [Adding ESXi servers to Flexible instances](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-vs_addingservers&format=markdown) * [Deleting Flexible instances](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-vs_deletinginstance&format=markdown)