Specifications

Chapter 15: Custom labels
Labels provide a mechanism to insert business information into Virtualization
Manager so that business data can be searched, exported, and compared. Labels
are similar to custom fields in Virtual Center. You can define both the name of the
label and assign a different value to one or more hosts or VMs. The new label
becomes a part of the host or VM data so that it can be used throughout
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager.
The most common uses for labels are to assign VMs and hosts to departments,
lines of business, applications, or resource pools. You can then create searches
based on those values. Because you can search on the data, you can also use
those searches as the basis for trends. You can use this mechanism for charge-
back. In addition, all custom fields are available as facets that you can view in the
Facet Explorer or in the search results.
Creating labels
To create a label, perform the following steps:
1. Select one or more result on the search results page.
2. Click Label, and then click Add new field.
3. Specify the name of the label, and then click Create.
The Labels page also shows all of the currently defined labels and the values of
those labels on the selected search results.
Modifying labels
To modify a label, perform the following steps:
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