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4 (Optional) Type all or part of the resource kind name in the Search text box and click the right angle bracket
(>) to search for a specific resource kind.
The metrics for the resource kind appear in the Metrics pane.
5 In the Metrics pane, select the metric to show in the widget.
You can click the Show Common Metrics icon at the top of the list to show only metrics that are shared
by all resources of the selected resource kind.
6 Click OK to save the widget configuration.
7 (Optional) To verify the filtering settings that you configured for the widget, click the Display Filtering
Criteria icon on the widget's toolbar.
The filtering criteria appears in a pop-up window.
Resources Widget
The Resources widget lists the resources that are defined in vCenter Operations Manager.
Figure 4-18. Resources Widget
The toolbar at the top of the Resources widget contains icons that you can use to set the data to view in the
widget.
Table 4-14. Resources Widget Toolbar Icons
Icon Description
Reset Grid Sort Returns all column sorting to the default settings.
Reset Interaction Returns the widget to its initial configured state and undoes any widget interactions made
from providing widgets.
Resource Detail Select a resource and click this icon to show the Resource Detail page for the resource.
Perform Multi-Select
Interaction
Press Ctrl+click to select multiple individual resources or Shift+click to select a range of
resources and click this icon.
Search To find a particular resource, type all or part of its name in the Search text box and click this
icon.
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