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What to do next
Add a value to the resource tag. See “Add a Value to a Resource Tag,” on page 25.
Add a Value to a Resource Tag
A resource tag is a type of information, and a tag value is an individual instance of that type of information.
You can add multiple values to a resource tag. If a resource tag is locked, you cannot add values to it.
vCenter Operations Manager maintains locked resource tags.
Prerequisites
Add a resource tag. See “Add a Resource Tag,” on page 24.
Procedure
1 Select Environment > Environment Overview.
2 Click the Manage Tags icon on the left side of the Environment Overview page.
3 Select the tag to add values to and click the Add Tag Value icon.
4 Type the name of the tag value in the new row.
For example, if the resource group is composed of JBoss servers and you assigned the name JBoss to the
tag, type a name to associate with one of the JBoss servers, such as JBoss1.
5 Click OK to add the tag value.
The tag value appears in the tag list.
Because vCenter Operations Manager considers each tag value to be a resource, it starts collecting metrics that
vCenter Operations Manager generates when you create a tag value. You can view the health score for any tag
value. See “Metrics that vCenter Operations Manager Generates,” on page 41.
What to do next
Associate a resource with the tag value. See “Associate a Resource with a Tag Value,” on page 26.
Create a Resource Kind Tag
You can create a tag for any resource kind that has existing resources. The tag has a value for each resource of
that kind.
For example, if you have a resource kind of AppServers, and resources of that kind named AppServer1,
AppServer2, and so on, you can create a resource kind tag named AppServers and it will have tag values of
AppServer1, AppServer2, and so on.
Procedure
1 Select Environment > Environment Overview.
2 Click the Manage Resource Kind Tags icon on the left side of the Environment Overview page.
The Manage Resource Kind Tags window opens.
3 To create a resource kind tag for a resource kind, select the check box in the Show Tag column of its row.
4 Click OK.
If resources of the kind that you selected are present, a tag for that kind appears in the tag list on the
Environment Overview page. If you expand the tag, a tag value appears for each resource of that type.
What to do next
Associate resources with the tag values. See “Associate a Resource with a Tag Value,” on page 26.
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