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Contents
VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide 7
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Configuring and Managing vCenter Operations Manager 9
Configuring vCenter Operations Manager 9
Managing vCenter Operations Manager 9
Log In as the admin User 10
Using the Custom User Interface 11
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Configuring Adapters 13
Understanding Adapters 13
Defining Adapter Instances 15
Modifying Adapter Instances 16
Customize an Adapter Kind Icon 18
Suppress No Data Receiving Alerts 18
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Configuring Resources 19
Defining Resources 19
Creating and Assigning Resource Tags 23
Grouping Resources by Physical Location 27
Configure Parent-Child Resource Relationships 29
Starting and Stopping Metric Collection 30
Using Maintenance Mode 31
Modifying Resources 33
Modifying Resource Tags 35
Customize a Resource Kind Icon 36
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Configuring Attribute Packages 39
Understanding Data Collection 39
Creating Attribute Packages 42
Creating Super Metric Packages 45
Modifying Attribute Packages 53
Modifying Super Metric Packages 54
Super Metric Use Case 56
Configure Weighted Metric Groups 57
Prioritize Threshold Checking 57
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Configuring Applications 59
Understanding Applications 59
Add an Application 60
Creating and Assigning Application Tags 61
Use a Tag to Find an Application 62
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