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You can associate a policy with a group while you create or edit groups, and
while you create or modify policies.
While creating or modifying a group, you can select the policy that you want
to associate with the group from a list of already defined policies.
While creating or modifying a policy, you can select the groups that you want
to associate with the policy.
The Default Policy
The Default policy is the policy that is associated with all groups for which no
other policy is selected.
If you have modified the Default policy, but want to revert to the original policy
settings, open the Default policy for editing and go to section 1a General. From
the Clone from drop down menu, select Original Defaults.
Prerequisites
Verify that you are logged in to a vSphere Client as an administrator, and vCenter Operations Manager is open.
Procedure
1 Click the Configuration link on the main vCenter Operations Manager page.
2
Click Manage Policies, select the policy that you want to modify, and click the Edit Policy icon .
3 In the Edit Policy dialog box, select the option that you want to modify and apply the necessary changes.
The settings in the Edit Policy dialog box are the same as in the New Policy dialog box.
4 Click OK to save your settings or select another option to modify.
NOTE Your settings are saved only when you click OK in the Edit Policy dialog box.
Modify Summary, Views, and Reports Settings
You can configure how information appears in the Planning tab of vCenter Operations Manager.
An administrator can modify the settings for summary, views, trends, and reports that appear on the
Planning tab in vCenter Operations Manager. The changes that the administrator applies affect all policies
and users. Therefore, the administrator must notify other users who are working with
vCenter Operations Manager about the new settings that are applied.
Prerequisites
Verify that you are logged in to a vSphere Client as an administrator, and vCenter Operations Manager is open.
Procedure
1 Click the Configuration link on the main vCenter Operations Manager page.
2 Click Manage Display Settings and click Edit.
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