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Create a GEO Location Tag Value
Before you can assign resources to a location, you must create that location as a value of the GEO Location tag
and define its position on the map. Create tag values for each of your office locations.
Prerequisites
Activate the geographical location feature in vCenter Operations Manager. See “Activate the Geographical
Location Feature,” on page 27.
Procedure
1 Select Environment > Environment Overview.
2 Click the Manage Tags icon on the left side of the page.
3 In the tag list, select GEO Location.
4 In the Tag Value pane, click the Add Tag Value icon.
5 Type the name for the location and press ENTER.
6 Select the new tag and click the Manage Location icon.
7 Type the location in the Search text box and click Search.
Your entry does not have to match the tag value exactly. For example, you can create a tag value called
Los Angeles and search for Los Angeles, CA.
8 In the list of search results, click the location.
You must click the location even if it is the only search result.
9 Click Save to save the tag value.
What to do next
Assign resources to the tag value. See “Assign a Resource to a GEO Location Tag Value,” on page 28.
Assign a Resource to a GEO Location Tag Value
You define a resource's location by assigning it to a value of the GEO Location tag.
Prerequisites
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Activate the geographical location feature in vCenter Operations Manager. See “Activate the Geographical
Location Feature,” on page 27.
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Create GEO Location Tag values for your office locations. See “Create a GEO Location Tag Value,” on
page 28.
Procedure
1 Select Environment > Environment Overview.
2 Drag the resource from the list in the right pane of the Environment Overview page to the GEO Location
tag value name.
You can press Ctrl+click to select multiple individual resources or Shift+click to select a range of resources.
The resources that you selected are now associated with the GEO Location tag value.
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