5.8.5

Change the Default Settings for a Resource Kind
Most or all resources of a particular resource kind typically use the same attribute package and super metric
package. You can set the default packages to use for a resource kind and specify whether resources generate
early warning smart alerts and use dynamic thresholds by default.
vCenter Operations Manager uses the default values that you specify when you add a new resource of that
kind, either manually or through resource discovery. In most cases, you can change the default values when
you add or edit a resource. You cannot change the default super metric package for a resource during
resource discovery, but you can edit the resource after it is added.
Procedure
1 Select Environment > Configuration > Resource Kind Defaults.
2 Select the adapter kind that contains the resource kind for which you want to set defaults from the
Adapter kind drop-down menu.
3 In the list on the left, select the resource kind.
4 Select the default attribute package from the Attribute package drop-down menu.
5 Select the default super metric package from the Super Metric package drop-down menu.
6 Select the Enable or Disable check box to specify whether resources generate early warning smart
alerts and use dynamic thresholds by default.
7 Click OK to save your changes.
Skip Health Rollup for a Resource
You can configure vCenter Operations Manager to skip the health rollup of a particular resource to the
parent resource.
Procedure
1 Open the analytics.properties file in the vcenter-ops\user\conf\analytics directory.
NOTE The vCenter Operations Manager vApp uses the analytics.properties file on the Analytics
virtual machine.
2 List the resource kinds that you do not want to be dependent on their children's health in the
skipHealthRollupRKList property.
For example: skipHealthRollupRKList = HostSystem
3 Save your changes and close the analytics.properties file.
4 Restart the Analytics service to make your changes take effect.
Modifying Resource Tags
To maintain resource tags, you might need to remove a resource from a tag value, edit or delete a resource
tag, or edit or delete a tag value.
Edit a Resource Tag
When you edit a resource tag, you can change the tag name and the names of its tag values.
Procedure
1 Select Environment > Environment Overview.
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