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Create a Tag
You use tags to add metadata to inventory objects. You can record information about your inventory objects
in tags and use the tags in searches.
Prerequisites
Required privilege: Inventory Service.vSphere Tagging.Create vSphere Tag on root vCenter Server.
Procedure
1 From the vSphere Web Client Home, click Tags.
2 Click the Items tab and click Tags.
3 Click the New Tag icon.
4 In the vCenter Server drop-down menu, select the vCenter Server instance on which to create this tag.
5 In the Name text box, enter a name for the tag.
Tag names must be unique within the category in which they are created.
6 (Optional) In the Description text box, enter a description for the tag.
7 In the Category drop-down menu, select an existing category or create a new category.
If you select [New Category], the dialogue box expands to show the options for creating a category. See
“Create a Tag Category,” on page 85.
8 Click OK.
Apply a Tag to an Object
After you have created tags, you can apply them as metadata to objects in the vSphere Web Client inventory.
Prerequisites
Required privilege: Inventory Service.vSphere Tagging.Assign or Unassign vSphere Tag on the root
vCenter Server instance.
Procedure
1 Browse to the object in the vSphere Web Client inventory.
2 Click the Manage tab and click Tags.
3
Click the Assign Tag icon ( ).
4 (Optional) From the Categories drop-down menu, select a category to limit the tags displayed to ones
from that category.
5 Select a tag from the list and click OK.
That tag is assigned to the object. The assigned tags for each object appear in the list on the Tags tab.
Remove a Tag from an Object
You can remove a tag that has been applied to an object.
Prerequisites
Required privilege: Inventory Service.vSphere Tagging.Assign or Unassign vSphere Tag on the root
vCenter Server instance.
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