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Contents
VMware vCenter Operations Manager Enterprise 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 vCenter Operations Manager User Interface 11
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Configuring Adapters 13
Understanding Adapters 13
Defining Adapter Instances 14
Modifying Adapter Instances 16
Connecting to HP OpenView Operations 17
Customize an Adapter Kind Icon 18
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Configuring Resources 19
Defining Resources 19
Creating and Assigning Resource Tags 23
Grouping Resources by Physical Location 26
Configure Parent-Child Resource Relationships 29
Starting and Stopping Metric Collection 30
Using Maintenance Mode 31
Modifying Resources 33
Modifying Resource Tags 34
Customize a Resource Kind Icon 35
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Configuring Attribute Packages 37
Understanding Data Collection 37
Creating Attribute Packages 40
Creating Super Metric Packages 43
Modifying Attribute Packages 50
Modifying Super Metric Packages 51
Super Metric Use Case 53
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Configuring Applications 55
Understanding Applications 55
Add an Application 56
Creating and Assigning Application Tags 57
Use a Tag to Find an Application 58
Modifying Applications 59
Modifying Application Tags 60
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