5.7

Export a Super Metric
You can export a super metric from one vCenter Operations Manager instance and import it to another
vCenter Operations Manager instance.
Procedure
1 Select Environment > Super Metrics and click the Super Metric Editor tab.
2 Select the super metric to export and click the Export icon.
vCenter Operations Manager creates a super metric file, for example, SuperMetric.bin.
3 Select Save File and click OK to download the super metric file to your computer.
What to do next
Import the super metric file to another instance of vCenter Operations Manager. See “Import a Super
Metric,” on page 52.
Import a Super Metric
You can import a super metric that was exported from another instance of vCenter Operations Manager.
If the super metric to import contains a reference to an object that does not exist in the target instance, the
import fails. vCenter Operations Manager returns a brief error message and writes detailed information to the
log file.
Prerequisites
Export a super metric from another vCenter Operations Manager instance. See “Export a Super Metric,” on
page 52.
Procedure
1 Select Environment > Super Metrics and click the Super Metric Editor tab.
2 Click the Import icon.
3 Click Browse, select the super metric file to import, and click Open.
4 Click Import to import the super metric file.
If the target instance has a super metric with the same name as the super metric you are importing, you
can click Yes to create a super metric with the same name or No to cancel the import.
After the import is finished, the super metric appears in the Manage Super Metric window.
Modifying Attribute Packages
To maintain your attribute packages in vCenter Operations Manager, you might need to edit, clone, or delete
an attribute package.
Edit an Attribute Package
When you edit an attribute package, you can change the package name, change the collection interval, and
add or remove attributes from the package.
To change hard threshold settings for an attribute in a package, see “Set Hard Thresholds for an Attribute,”
on page 43. To change the metric data type for an attribute in a package, see “Set the Data Type for an
Attribute,” on page 44.
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