Creating a Tag for an Entity

Applies to: Virtual machines, hypervisors, VM groups, file servers, databases, laptops, servers, server groups, content groups for Archiving, companies

You can create and apply tags to entities in the Metallic console.

A tag is a pair of a key and an optional value. You can use tags to categorize resources, which makes searching easier. You can assign a tag to any Metallic entity.

For example, by applying a tag called location with a value of headquarters to all servers located in the company headquarters you can get a list of all servers located in the company headquarters using REST APIs.

Before You Begin

You must have the Tag Management permission.

Procedure

1. From the navigation pane, go to the entity that you want to apply a tag to.

   The entity page appears.

2. In the row for the entity, click the action button , and then select Manage tags.

   The Manage tags dialog box appears.

3. Enter a tag name and a tag value, and then click the Add tag button .

4. Click Save.

What to Do Next

From the navigation pane, go to the Entity tags page to view and manage entity tags.