6.3

Option Description
Adapter instance
Select an adapter instance.
Object type
Select an object type. For an SNMP adapter, select an MIB le.
vRealize Operations Manager uses the MIB le to determine what data is
available on the switch. When you select the object type, the dialog box
selections change to include information you provide so that
vRealize Operations Manager can nd and connect with the selected object
type.
Host IP address
Enter the host IP. For example, enter the IP address of the switch.
Port number
Accept the default port number or enter a new value. For the SNMP
adapter, this port is the SNMP management port number.
Credential
Select the Credential, or click the plus sign to add new login credentials for
the object.
Collection interval
Enter the collection interval, in minutes. For example, if you expect the
switch to generate performance data every 5 minutes, set the collection
interval to 5 minutes.
Dynamic Thresholding.
Accept the default, Yes.
4 Click OK to add the object.
SNMP-Switch1 appears in the Inventory Explorer as an MIB object type for the SNMP adapter type.
What to do next
For each new object, vRealize Operations Manager assigns tag values for its collector and its object type.
Sometimes, you might want to assign other tags.
Creating and Assigning Tags
A large enterprise can have thousands of objects dened in vRealize Operations Manager. Creating object
tags and tag values makes it easier to nd objects and metrics in vRealize Operations Manager. With object
tags, you select the tag value assigned to an object and view the list of objects that are associated with that
tag value.
A tag is a type of information, such as Adapter Types. Adapter Types is a predened tag in
vRealize Operations Manager. Tag values are individual instances of that type of information. For example,
when vRealize Operations Manager discovers objects using the vCenter Adapter, it assigns all the objects to
the vCenter Adapter tag value under the Adapter Types tag.
You can assign any number of objects to each tag value, and you can assign a single object to tag values
under any number of tags. You typically look for an object by looking under its adapter type, its object type,
and possibly other tags.
If an object tag is locked, you cannot add objects to it. vRealize Operations Manager maintains locked object
tags.
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vRealize Operations Manager includes several predened object tags. It creates values for most of
these tags and assigns objects to the values.
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An object tag is a type of information, and a tag value is an individual instance of that type of
information. If the predened object tags do not meet your needs, you can create your own object tags
to categorize and manage objects in your environment. For example, you can add a tag for cloud
objects and add tag values for dierent cloud names. Then you can assign objects to the cloud name.
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The quickest way to nd an object in vRealize Operations Manager is to use tags. Using tags is more
ecient than searching through the entire object list.
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