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6 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 the super metric.
What to do next
Add the super metric to an existing super metric package, or create a new super metric package. See “Edit a
Super Metric Package,” on page 55 or “Add a Super Metric Package,” on page 51.
Add a Super Metric Package
When you create a super metric package, you specify the metrics that it contains, configure threshold
characteristics for each super metric, and indicate which threshold violations should be considered KPIs. If
you include the same super metric in more than one package, you can set different characteristics for it in
each package.
You can also add 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.
Prerequisites
Create one or more super metrics. See “Add a Super Metric,” on page 50.
Procedure
1 Select Environment > Super Metrics and click the Package Editor tab.
2 Click the Add New Attribute Package icon.
3 Type a name for the super metric package in the Package name text box.
4 Select a super metric to add to the package from the list on the left side of the window.
The characteristics that you can set for the super metric appear in the right pane.
5 (Optional) To set the upper dynamic threshold violation for a super metric as a KPI, select the Violation
of the Upper Dynamic threshold is a Key Indicator check box.
6 (Optional) To set the lower dynamic threshold violation for a super metric as a KPI, select the Violation
of the Lower Dynamic threshold is a Key Indicator check box.
7 (Optional) To set and use hard thresholds for a super metric, click the down arrow to the right of
Advanced Configuration and configure the hard threshold options.
Option Action
Critical Level
Select the criticality level of the hard threshold.
Threshold Operator
Select the threshold operator.
Compare Value
Type the value to compare to the hard threshold.
Wait Cycle
Type a value for the wait cycle. vCenter Operations Manager multiples the
wait cycle value by the collection interval to calculate the number of
minutes that the hard threshold must be out of bounds before generating
an anomaly.
Cancel Cycle
Type a value for the cancel cycle. vCenter Operations Manager multiplies
the cancel cycle value by the collection interval to calculate the number of
minutes that the hard threshold must be in bounds before canceling an
anomaly.
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