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3 (Optional) If the list of resources is long, filter the list to find the child resource or resources.
Option Description
Navigate the resource tag list for a
resource
Expand the resource tag and select a tag value that contains the resource. The
resources for the tag value appear in the top pane of the List column. If you
select more than one value for the same tag, the list contains resources that
have either value. If you select values for two or more different tags, the list
includes only resources that have all of the selected values. You can click the
Invert Result icon to show the resources that do not match the tag values
that you selected.
Search for a resource by name
If you know all or part of the resource name, type it in the Search text box
and press Enter.
4 To make a resource a child resource of the parent resource, select the resource from the list and drag it to
the parent resource in the top pane of the second column, or click the Add All Resources To Parent icon
to make all of the listed resources children of the parent resource.
You can use Ctrl+click to select multiple resources or Shift+click to select a range of resources.
Starting and Stopping Metric Collection
When you add an individual resource to vCenter Operations Manager, vCenter Operations Manager does not
start collecting metrics for the resource until you start metric collection. When you discover a resource, you
can select an option to start metric collection on the discovery results page. If you did not select this option,
you must start metric collection for the resource.
You can start and stop metric collection for specific resources, including tag values, and for adapter instances.
Start or Stop Metric Collection for a Resource
You can start and stop metric collection for specific resources. When you add an individual resource to
vCenter Operations Manager, vCenter Operations Manager does not begin collecting metrics for the resource
until you start metric collection. When you stop metric collection for a resource,
vCenter Operations Manager retains its metric data in case you restart metric collection at a later time.
Because tag values are stored in vCenter Operations Manager as resources, you can also start and stop metric
collection for tag values. When you start metric collection for a tag value, vCenter Operations Manager
generated metrics are collected for it. With these metrics, you can see the health score that reflects all of the
resources that have that tag value.
Procedure
1 Select Environment > Environment Overview.
2 (Optional) On the List tab, select the resource or resources to affect.
You can press Ctrl+click to select multiple individual resources or Shift+click to select a range of resources.
If you do not select any resources, all of the resources in the system are affected.
3 Click the Start Collecting or Stop Collecting icon to start or stop metric collection for the selected
resources.
Start or Stop Metric Collection for an Adapter Instance
When you start or stop metric collection for an adapter instance, metric collection starts or stops by using
specific adapter instances for the resources that you want to affect. Resources that do not use the adapter
instance are not affected.
If a resource collects metrics through more than one adapter instance, only the metrics that are collected through
the selected instance are stopped are started. Other metrics remain in the same collection state.
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