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8 Select the resources to add to the tier from the List tab and drag them to the tier Resources pane.
You can select one resource, press Shift+click to select a range of resources, press Ctrl+click to select
multiple individual resources, or click the Select All to icon to select all of the listed resources.
You can also add all listed resources to a tier by clicking the Add All Resources To Tier icon.
NOTE You can add the same resource to more than one tier.
9 Continue to select tiers, filter resources, and add resources to tiers until the application topology is
finished.
10 Click Save to save the application.
The new application appears in the list of applications in the Application Overview page.
Creating and Assigning Application Tags
You can use application tags to categorize and manage applications in your environment. Creating
application tags and tag values makes it easier to find applications in vCenter Operations Manager. Rather
than searching through thousands of applications in a long list, you can easily use tags to find the
applications you want.
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Add an Application Tag on page 61
With application tags, you can index applications for ease of manageability. Defining tags appropriate
to your environment makes it easier to find applications in vCenter Operations Manager.
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Add a Value to an Application Tag on page 62
You can assign any number of applications to each tag value, and you can assign a single application
to tag values under any number of application tags.
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Associate an Application with a Tag Value on page 62
When an application is associated with a tag value, you can use the application tag hierarchy to select
it in vCenter Operations Manager.
Add an Application Tag
With application tags, you can index applications for ease of manageability. Defining tags appropriate to
your environment makes it easier to find applications in vCenter Operations Manager.
Procedure
1 Select Environment > Applications Overview.
2 Click the Manage Tags icon.
3 Click the Add Tag icon to add a new row and enter the name of the tag in the row.
4 Click OK to save the tag.
The new tag appears in the tags list on the Application Overview page.
What to do next
Add a value to the application tag. See “Add a Value to an Application Tag,” on page 62.
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