5.7

Modifying Super Metric Packages
To maintain your super metric packages in vCenter Operations Manager, you might need to edit or remove a
super metric package.
Edit a Super Metric
When you edit a super metric, you can change its name and edit the super metric formula.
Prerequisites
If you plan to change the super metric formula, see “Design a Super Metric,” on page 46 and “Build a Super
Metric Formula,” on page 48 for information on designing your formula and using the
vCenter Operations Manager user interface to build it.
Procedure
1 Select Environment > Super Metrics and click the Super Metric Editor tab.
2 Select the super metric to edit.
You can use the Search box to search for the super metric.
The packages to which the super metric belongs appear in the Packages pane.
3 Click the Edit Selected Super Metric icon.
4 To change the super metric name, type a new name in the Super Metric Name text box.
5 To change the formula for the super metric, select, in the order in which they will be used, each function
or operator to use and the metrics or attributes kinds to use in each function or with each operator.
6 To save your changes, click OK.
vCenter Operations Manager checks the syntax of your formula. For example, it verifies that the number of
opening and closing parentheses are the same and that single values and arrays are not mixed. If your formula
is not valid, an error message appears that describes the cause of the problem. You must correct the formula
before you can save your changes.
Edit a Super Metric Package
When you edit a super metric package, you can change the name of the package, add or remove super metrics
from the package, and change threshold settings for super metrics in the package.
You can also edit a super metric package when you add an individual resource or edit a resource. See “Add
an Individual Resource,” on page 21 or “Edit a Resource,” on page 33.
Procedure
1 Select Environment > Super Metrics and click the Package Editor tab.
2 Select the super metric package to modify.
You can use the Search box to search for the super metric package.
The resources to which the super metric package is applied appear in the Resources pane.
3 Click the Edit Selected Attribute Package icon.
4 To change the package name, type a new name in the Package name text box.
5 To add or remove a super metric from the package, select or deselect the check box next to the super metric
name.
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