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To create an exception in this example, a virtual machine, RHEL_60_ProdDev, is approved to be excluded
from the noncompliant results because you never require VMware Tools to be running on this machine.
Prerequisites
Create a template. See "Create Virtual Environment Compliance Templates" on page 63.
Procedure
1. Click Compliance.
2. Select Virtual Environment Compliance > Templates > template name.
3. In the data grid, select the noncompliant result on which you are basing the exception and click Add
Exception.
In this example, the noncompliant result is the RHEL_60_ProdDev guest machine.
4. Type the Name, Short Description, Description, and Sponsor in the text boxes and click Next.
5. Select the template to which you are applying the exception in the drop-down menu and click Next.
For this example, select Tools Running Not vCenter_Dev.
6. Select the object group to which you are applying the exception and click Next.
For this example, select All Virtual Objects.
7. Select the override options and the expiration date.
a. Select Override non-compliant results to compliant.
b. Select No Expiration.
c. Click Next.
8. To define the exception values, modify, delete, or add to the properties, operators, and values for the
selected results.
In this example, you are specifying the RHEL_60_ProdDev as the exception.
a. Click Add.
b. In the properties drop-down menu, select Object.
c. Select = as the rule operator.
d. Click the ellipsis button and select RHEL_60_ProdDev in the property values dialog box and click
OK.
9. Click Finish.
What to do next
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Run the template. See "Run Virtual Environment Compliance Templates" on page 64.
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Create alerts and schedule regular runs of your compliance templates. See "Configure Alerts and
Schedule Virtual Environment Compliance Runs" on page 68
Configure Alerts and Schedule Virtual Environment Compliance Runs
To optimize how VCM monitors the compliance of objects in your environment, configure alerts and
schedule regular compliance template runs on your collected virtual environment data.
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