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In most cases, the aribute lists include only metrics that vRealize Operations Manager generates. If
you select an object type, the list shows all of the aributes that are dened for that object type.
a To track metrics only for objects of a particular kind, select the object type from the Object Type
drop-down menu.
8 If you selected Instance mode, select an aribute kind from the  Kind list.
The aribute kind determines the color of the rectangle for each object.
9 Congure colors for the heat map.
a Click each of the small blocks under the color bar to set the color for low, middle, and high values.
The bar shows the color range for intermediate values. You can also set the values to match the
high and low end of the color range.
b (Optional) Enter minimum and maximum color values in the Min Value and Max Value text boxes.
If you leave the text boxes blank, vRealize Operations Manager maps the highest and lowest values
for the Color By metric to the end colors. If you set a minimum or maximum value, any metric at or
beyond that value appears in the end color.
10 Click Save to save the conguration.
The custom heat map you created appears in the list of heat maps on the Heat Maps tab.
Find the Best or Worst Performing Objects for a Metric
You can use heat maps to nd the objects with the highest or lowest values for a particular metric.
Prerequisites
If the combination of metrics that you want to compare is not available in the list of dened heat maps, you
must dene a custom heat map rst. See “Create a Custom Heat Map,” on page 51.
Procedure
1 In the left pane, click Environment and select an object from an inventory tree.
2 Click the Heat Map tab under the Details tab.
All metric heat maps related to the selected resource appear in the list of predened heat maps.
3 In the list of heat maps, click the map to view.
The name and metrics values for each object shown on the heat map appear in the list below the heat
map.
4 Click the column header for the metric you are interested in to change the sort order, so that the best or
worst performing objects appear at the top of the column.
Compare Available Resources to Balance the Load Across the Infrastructure
A heat map can be used to compare the performance of selected metrics across the virtual infrastructure.
You can use this information to balance the load across ESX hosts and virtual machines.
Prerequisites
If the combination of metrics to compare is not available in the list of dened heat maps, you must dene a
custom heat map rst. See “Create a Custom Heat Map,” on page 51.
Procedure
1 In the left pane of vRealize Operations Manager, click Environment.
2 Select an object to inspect from an inventory tree.
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