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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 27.
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.
View the Resource Map
You can use the world map on the Geographical tab on the Environment Overview page to see the health of
the resources at some or all of your defined locations.
The GEO widget shows a map similar to the map on the Geographical tab. You can add the GEO widget to
any dashboard.
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 27.
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Assign resources to the GEO Location tag values. See “Assign a Resource to a GEO Location Tag
Value,” on page 28.
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