Modify the Metadata for a VM Storage Policy on a Provider Virtual Data Center in Your VMware Cloud Director

You can use the VMware Cloud Director Service Provider Admin Portal to add, edit, and delete metadata for a storage policy on a provider virtual data center.

By using object metadata, you can associate user-defined name=value pairs with a storage policy on a provider virtual data center. You can use object metadata in vCloud API query filter expressions.

Procedure

1. From the primary left navigation panel, select Resources, and from the page top navigation bar, select Cloud Resources.
2. From the secondary left panel, select Provider VDCs, and click the name of the target provider virtual data center.
3. Under Policies, select Storage .
4. Click the radio button next to the target VM storage policy, and click Metadata.
5. Click Edit.
6. (Optional) To add a key-value pair, click Add, enter a name and a value, and select a type for the new key-value pair.
7. (Optional) To edit a key-value pair, enter a new name and a value, and select a new type for the key-value pair.
8. (Optional) To remove a key-value pair, in the right end of the row, click the Delete icon.
9. Click Save, and click OK.