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3 From the Group Type drop-down menu, select your new group type.
4 From the Policy drop-down menu, select the Default Policy for now.
To have vRealize Operations Manager identify new Datastore objects that are added to your
environment, you select the Keep group membership up to date check box to make this group
dynamic and keep it updated.
5 In the Dene membership criteria pane, select the vCenter Adapter > Datastore object type from the
drop-down menu.
6 Click in the Pick a property text box, and select Disk Space > Template > Virtual Machine used (GB).
7 In the adjacent text box, click the drop-down arrow and select is less than.
8 In the Property value text box, type 10.
vRealize Operations Manager uses this criteria to monitor Datastore objects in this group, and to report
when the Datastore objects have less than 10 GB of space remaining.
9 In the Objects to always include pane, select the object group that you created for your Datastore
objects, click Add to move the group to the selected pane, and select the object group check box.
In the Objects to always exclude pane, do not select objects to exclude.
10 Click OK to save your new group.
What to do next
Create your policy, and select the base policies to use to override the seings for your new policy.
Create Your Policy and Select a Base Policy
Create your policy, and select the base policies to use to override the seings for your new policy.
In this step, you create a policy for vRealize Operations Manager to analyze and monitor your Datastore
objects, and select the policies from which to inherit and override the seings for your new policy.
Prerequisites
Create a custom object group for your Datastore objects. See “Create an Object Group for Your Datastore
Objects,” on page 94.
Procedure
1 Access the Policies area to create your policy.
a Click Administration, and click Policies.
The Active Policies and Policy Library tabs appear.
b Click the Policy Library tab, and click the plus sign to add a policy.
c In the Geing Started policy workspace, enter a name and description for the policy.
d In the Start with area, select Default Policy to inherit seings from a base policy.
2 Select the base policies, object, and policy to use to override the seings for your new policy.
a In the policy workspace, click Select Base Policies.
b To view the current policy conguration for your Datastore objects, click the Show changes for
drop-down menu, click vCenter Adapter - Datastore, and click the Show object type lter.
The Datastore policy conguration appears in the right pane.
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