A system and method include receiving, by a virtual computing system, a search query via a search interface of a search computing system, converting the search query into a primary structured query that identifies a primary entity within the virtual computing system and an activity type associated with the primary entity. The system and method also include generating a subquery from the primary structured query, including associating the activity type of the primary entity with the subquery, such that the subquery identifies a related entity of the primary entity, generating search results from the primary entity and the related entity corresponding to the activity type included in the primary structured query and the subquery, and displaying the search results on the search interface for monitoring components of a datacenter.