5.7.1

GEO Widget
If your configuration assigns values to the GEO Location resource tag, the GEO widget shows where your
resources are located on a world map. The GEO widget is similar to the GEO tab on the Environment
Overview page.
Figure 4‑9. GEO Widget
You can move the map and zoom in or out by using the controls on the map. The icons at each location
show the health of each resource that has the GEO Location tag value.
You can click the Auto Refresh icon on the GEO widget toolbar to refresh the widget data. Clicking the
Reset Interaction icon returns the widget to its initial configured state.
Configure the GEO Widget
You can filter the resources that the GEO widget shows by editing the widget configuration.
You can also configure other widgets to provide resources to the GEO widget. See “Configure Widget
Interactions,” on page 61.
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 GEO widget. See “Edit a Widget Configuration,” on page 54.
Procedure
1 Set Self Provider to On to define resources in the widget configuration.
2 Select tag values in the Select which tags to show list to show only resources that have certain tag
values in the widget.
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 widget includes resources that have either
value. When you select values for two or more tags, the widget includes only resources that have all of
the selected values. When you click the Invert Result icon, the widget includes only resources that do
not match the tag values that you select.
3 Click OK to save the widget configuration.
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