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The example used in this procedure is whether VMware Tools is running on guest virtual machines on all
vCenter Server instances, but excluding vCenter_Dev.
Prerequisites
Collect virtual environments data. See "Configure Virtual Environments Collections" on page 25.
Procedure
1. "Create Virtual Environment Compliance Rule Groups" on page 62
Create rule groups so that you can add rules and filters.
2. "Create and Test Virtual Environment Compliance Rules" on page 63
Create rules that define the ideal value that objects should have to be considered compliant.
3. "Create and Test Virtual Environment Compliance Filters" on page 64
Create filters that limit the objects on which the templates run to only the objects that meet the filter
criteria.
4. "Preview Virtual Environment Compliance Rule Groups" on page 64
Preview the rule group to ensure that your combination of rules and filters are returning the expected
results. Use the rules preview action, with the filters turned off and then turned on to determine if a
rule group is returning the expected results.
5. "Create Virtual Environment Compliance Templates" on page 65
Create compliance templates that include one or more rule groups configured to assess your selected
object group to determine which objects are compliant and noncompliant.
6. "Run Virtual Environment Compliance Templates" on page 66
Run templates against your collected data to determine which objects are compliant or noncompliant.
7. "Resolve Noncompliant Virtual Environments Template Results" on page 67
The results for the compliance templates indicate whether the rule was compliant or noncompliant,
and whether you can enforce noncompliant results manually or using VCM, or you can add an
exception for expected noncompliant results.
Create Virtual Environment Compliance Rule Groups
Create rule groups so that you can add rules and filters.
Templates can include one or more rule groups. Rule groups comprise rules and filters.
The example used in this procedure is whether VMware Tools is running on guest virtual machines on all
vCenter Server instances, but excluding vCenter_Dev.
Procedure
1. Click Compliance.
2. Select Virtual Environment Compliance > Rule Groups.
3. Click Add.
4. Type the Rule Group Name and Description in the text boxes and click OK.
For example, Guest Tools Running and a description.
What to do next
Add a rule to the rule group. See "Create and Test Virtual Environment Compliance Rules" on page 63.
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