A super metric is a mathematical formula that contains a combination of one or more metrics for one or more objects. With super metrics you can assess information more quickly when you are observing fewer metrics.

Where You Configure Super Metrics

Click Administration and in the left pane click Configuration > Super Metrics.

Table 1. Configuration Options for Super Metrics
Option Description
Toolbar Use the toolbar selections to manage super metric options.
  • Add New Super Metric. Starts the Manage Super Metric workspace. See Manage Super Metric Workspace.
  • Edit Selected Super Metric. Starts the Manage Super Metric workspace.
  • Clone Selected Super Metric. Duplicates the super metric. Edit the clone or associate it with a different object type.
  • Delete Selected Super Metric.
  • Export Selected Super Metric. Exports a super metric to use in another vRealize Operations Manager instance. See Exporting and Importing a Super Metric.
  • Import Super Metric. Imports a super metric to this vRealize Operations Manager instance. See Exporting and Importing a Super Metric.
Super Metrics list Configured super metrics listed by name and formula description.
Policies Tab Policies in which the super metric attribute is enabled for collection. When enabled in a policy, vRealize Operations Manager collects super metrics from the objects associated with the policy. See Metrics and Properties Details.
Object Types Tab Object types for the super metric display. vRealize Operations Manager calculates the super metric for the objects associated with the object type and displays the value with the object type. Use the toolbar selections to add or delete an object type association.