5.7.1

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 Generic Scoreboard 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 Set options to configure the layout of the metric display.
Option Description
Layout Mode
Select Fixed Size to define the height for each metric box in Box Height, or
Fixed View to have vCenter Operations Manager size the boxes so all
metrics fit in the displayed widget.
Box Height
If Layout Mode is set to Fixed Size, this value is the height, in pixels, of
each metric box.
Box Columns
Number of boxes to include in each row, from 2 to 10. If Layout Mode is
set to Fixed View, vCenter Operations Manager changes the box width as
needed to fit this many columns in the widget width.
Label size
Point size to use for the label of each metric box.
vCenter Operations Manager decreases this value if needed to fit the label
in the box width.
Value size
Point size to use for the value in each metric box.
vCenter Operations Manager decreases this value if needed to fit the value
in the box width.
Round Decimals
To round decimal values, select a value from 0 to 10.
3 (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.
4 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 > 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.
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