6.5.1

Custom Attributes in the vSphere Web Client
You can use custom aributes in the vSphere Web Client to assign user-specic values for each object of the
custom aribute type.
After you create the aributes, set the value for the aribute on each virtual machine or managed host, as
appropriate. This value is stored with vCenter Server and not with the virtual machine or managed host.
Use the new aribute to lter information about your virtual machines and managed hosts. If you no longer
need the custom aribute, remove it. A custom aribute is always a string.
For example, suppose that you have a set of products and you want to sort them by sales representative.
Create a custom aribute for the sales person's name, Name. Add the custom aribute, Name, column to
one of the list views. Add the appropriate name to each product entry. Click the column title Name to sort
alphabetically.
The custom aributes feature is available only when you are connected to a vCenter Server system.
Add Custom Attributes in the vSphere Web Client
You can create custom aributes in the vSphere Web Client to associate with an object, such as a host, virtual
machine, cluster, or network.
Prerequisites
Required privileges: Global.Manage custom ,Global.Set custom .
Procedure
1 From the vSphere Web Client Home, click Tags & Custom .
2 Click the Custom  tab.
All currently dened custom aributes for vCenter Server are displayed.
3 Click Add.
4 Enter the values for the custom aribute.
a Type the name of the aributes in the  text box.
b Select the aribute type from the Type drop-down menu.
c Click OK.
After you have dened an aribute on an object, it is available to all objects of that type in the inventory.
However, the value you specify is applied only to the currently selected object.
5 Click OK.
Edit a Custom Attribute in the vSphere Web Client
You can edit custom aributes and add annotations for a virtual machine or host from the Summary tab for
the object. Annotations can be used to provide additional descriptive text or comments for an object.
Prerequisites
Required privileges: Global.Manage custom , Global.Set custom 
Procedure
1 Select a managed entity from the inventory and click the Summary tab.
2 Click the Custom  tab.
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