6.5.1

Assign Tags to Datastores
Use tags to encode information about a datastore. The tags are helpful when your datastore is not
represented by a storage provider and does not advertise its services in the VM Storage Polices
interface. You can also use the tags to indicate a property that is not communicated through a storage
provider, such as a geographical location or administrative group.
You can apply a new tag that contains general storage information to a datastore. For more details about
the tags, their categories, and how to manage the tags, see the vCenter Server and Host Management
documentation.
Prerequisites
Required privileges:
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vSphere Tagging.Create vSphere Tag on the root vCenter Server instance
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vSphere Tagging.Create vSphere Tag Category on the root vCenter Server instance
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vSphere Tagging.Assign or Unassign vSphere Tag on the root vCenter Server instance
Procedure
1 Create a category for storage tags.
a From the vSphere Web Client Home, click Tags & Custom Attributes.
b Click the Tags tab and click Categories.
c
Click the New Category icon ( ).
d Specify the category properties. See the following example.
Category Property Example
Category Name Storage Location
Description Category for tags related to location of storage
Cardinality Many tags per object
Associable Object Types Datastore and Datastore Cluster
e Click OK.
2 Create a storage tag.
a On the Tags tab, click Tags.
b
Click the New Tag icon ( ).
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