5.7.1

Configure the Data Distribution Analysis Widget
You can select the metrics that the Data Distribution Analysis widget shows by editing the widget
configuration.
You can also configure other widgets to provide metric selections to the Data Distribution Analysis widget.
See “Configure Widget Interactions,” on page 61.
To define a fixed set of metrics for the widget to draw when you select a particular resource, see “Define
Metric Sets for a Widget,” on page 109.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you have the necessary access rights to perform this task. Your vCenter Operations Manager
administrator can tell you which actions you can perform.
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Open the Edit Widget window for the Data Distribution Analysis widget. See “Edit a Widget
Configuration,” on page 54.
Procedure
1 Set Self Provider to On to define metric selections in the widget configuration.
2 (Optional) Select one or more tag values in the Resources-Tags pane to filter the resources that appear
on the List tab.
You can use icons on the toolbar at the top of the list to collapse, expand, and deselect all of the tags in
the list.
When you select more than one value for the same tag, the list includes resources that have either value.
When you select values for two or more tags, the list includes only resources that have all of the values
that you select. When you click the Invert Result icon, the list includes only resources that do not match
the tag values that you select.
3 On the List tab, select one or more resources.
Option Action
Select a specific resource
Select the resource in the list. You can type all or part of the resource name
in the Search text box and click the right angle bracket (>) to search for the
resource.
Select multiple resources
a Press Ctrl+click to select multiple resources or Shift+click to select a
range of resources.
b Click the Perform Multi-Select Interaction icon on the toolbar at the
top of the List pane.
Clear all of your selections
Click the Clear Selection icon on the toolbar at the top of the List pane.
The metrics for the resources appear in the Metric Selector With Resource Selection pane.
4 In Metric Selector With Resource Selection pane, select the metrics to show in the widget.
Option Action
Select a specific metric
Double-click the metric.
Select multiple metrics
a Press Ctrl+click to select multiple metrics or Shift+click to select a
range of metrics.
b Click the Perform Multi-Select icon on the toolbar at the top of the
Metric Selector With Resource Selection pane.
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