You can create a new object group, define custom properties, assign a group type and objects to the group. When you create the group, you can assign a policy, or leave the policy selection blank to apply the default policy. VMware Aria Operations collects data from the objects in the group based on the settings in the policy that is associated with the group. The results appear in the dashboards and views.
Where You Assign Custom Group Type, Policy, and Membership
To assign the group type, policy, and membership, click Environment, click Custom Groups, and click Add to add a new group. In the New Group workspace, you can define the membership criteria, and select the objects to include or exclude.
To associate a policy with the custom object group, select the policy in the group creation wizard. To not associate a specific policy with the object group, leave the policy selection blank. The custom object group will be associated with the default policy. If the default policy changes, this object group will be associated with the new default policy.
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Custom Group Tab | |
Name | Meaningful name of the object group. |
Meaningful description for the object group. | |
Group Type | Categorization for the object group. New custom groups appear in a dedicated folder in the Custom Groups navigation pane on the left. |
Policy | Assigns a policy to one or more groups of objects to have VMware Aria Operations analyze the objects according to the settings in your policy, trigger alerts when the defined thresholds are violated, and display the results in dashboards, views, and reports. You can assign a policy to the group when you create the group, or you can assign it later from the edit custom group wizard or from the policies area. |
Keep group membership up to date | For dynamic object groups, VMware Aria Operations can discover objects that match the criteria for the group membership according to the rules that you define, and update the group members based on the search results. |
Define Membership Criteria Tab | |
Membership Criteria | Defines the criteria for a dynamic object group and has VMware Aria Operations keep the object membership of the group current.
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Objects to Include/Exclude Tab | |
Objects To Always Exclude | Determine which objects to exclude from the group every time VMware Aria Operations collects data from the objects, regardless of the membership criteria. The objects that you include override the criteria that you define for membership. In previous versions of VMware Aria Operations, these objects were called a denylist.
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Objects To Always Include | Determine which objects to include in the group every time VMware Aria Operations collects data from the objects, regardless of the membership criteria. The objects that you include override the criteria that you define for membership. In previous versions of VMware Aria Operations, these objects were called an allowlist.
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Assign Custom Properties Tab | |
Assign Custom Properties | In VMware Aria Operations, you can define custom properties to collect and store operational data related to different objects. The custom property can be either a string or a numeric. You can assign the newly defined custom properties to new groups or existing groups.
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- Use the Previous and Next buttons to navigate between the tabs.
- Use the Next button to move to the next tab.
- Use Create button to save and create the custom group.
- Use the Preview button to preview the list of objects in the group and to verify that the criteria you defined is applicable to the group of objects. If the criteria that you defined is valid, the preview displays applicable objects. If the criteria is not valid, the preview does not display any objects.