Monitor MCS-provisioned machines in Search > Hardware view

Last published : Oct 15, 2026
This article guides you through how to view MCS-provisioned machines and their properties using the Hardware view within the Search node.
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Hardware view within the Search node displays your MCS-provisioned machines and their critical properties, including machine security settings, network details, images, and machine profile details.
Callout Area Description
A Search bar Provides a quick search and a filter-based search that allows you to define complex search criteria. For more information, see Search for machines.
Tip: Use filters to quickly narrow down machines by specific properties. For example, combine Pending Image Update = Yes and Identity Type = ActiveDirectory to view all Active Directory machines that are pending image updates.
B Switch to Default view Switch from Hardware view to Default view.
C Main view Displays your MCS-provisioned machines and their critical properties. You can customize the view by selecting the Column to display icon. For more information about available columns, see Machine columns.
D Details pane Displays details information for the selected machine.
E List-level actions
Displays actions that you can perform on the the entire displayed list:
  • Export icon: Export the list of machines displayed in the main view to a CSV file.
  • Column to display icon: Customize the main view for the list.

Reference: Machine columns

This table lists all columns in Hardware view and their descriptions.
Column Description
Name The DNS host name of the machine.
Provisioning Scheme Name The name of the provisioning scheme used to provision the machine.
CPU Cores The number of CPU cores allocated to the machine.
Memory (MB) The amount of memory (in MB) allocated to the machine.
Persistency Indicates whether the machine’s disk and data persist across restarts.
Identity Type The identity type of the machine.
Pending Image Update Indicates whether the VM image for the machine is outdated and due to be updated to a new image at the machine’s next reboot.
Last Boot Time (UTC) The date and time (in UTC) when the machine was last started.
Use WBC Indicates whether the machine is configured with WBC (aka MCSIO).
WBC Disk Size (GB) The MCSIO disk-cache size of the machine.
WBC Memory Size (MB) The MCSIO memory-cache size of the machine.
Identity Provider The identity provider of the machine.
Activation Type Valid only for Windows VDAs. The Windows license activation type of the machine. Values include: Unsupported VDA, Key Management Service, Multiple Activation Key, and Not valid.