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3 Perform the task.
Option Description
Create a tag a Click the New Tag icon.
b Specify the Name and an optional Description.
c In the Category drop-down menu, select an existing category or create a
category.
If you select [New Category], the dialog box expands to show the options for
creating a category. See Create, Edit, or Delete a Tag Category.
Edit a tag Select a category and click the Edit Category icon.
Delete a tag Select a category from the list and click the Delete Category icon.
4 Click OK.
Assign a Tag to an Object
After you have created tags, you can apply them as metadata to objects in the vCenter Server inventory.
Prerequisites
Required privilege: vSphere Tagging.Assign or Unassign vSphere Tag on the root vCenter Server
instance
Procedure
1 Browse to the object in the vSphere Client inventory.
2 Right-click the object and select Tags and Custom Attributes > Assign.
To filter the tags that are displayed, select a category from the Categories drop-down menu.
3 Select a tag from the list and click OK.
You can later use the same process to remove a tag.
Remove a Tag from an Object
You can remove a tag that has been applied to an object.
Prerequisites
Required privilege: 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 From the Actions menu, select Tags & Custom Attributes > Remove Tag.
3 In the Remove Tag dialog box, select the tag to remove.
4 Click Remove to confirm the removal of the tag.
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