Sure, here’s a technical overview of how to configure inventory management settings in vCenter:
1. Log in to vSphere Web Client.
2. At the top of the screen, click on the “Administration” menu and select “vCenter Inventory Lists.”
3. In the left-hand column, click on the “Custom Attributes” option.
4. Here, you can add custom attributes for your inventory objects, such as virtual machines or hosts. Click on “Add” and fill in the necessary information, such as name and values.
5. You can also configure custom fields for your inventory objects by clicking on the “Custom Fields” option. Here, you can add fields such as IP address, location, or owner.
6. If you want to set up tags and categories for your inventory objects, click on the “Tags” option in the left-hand column. You can create new tags and categories, or use predefined ones.
7. Back in the “Custom Attributes” section, you can also set up policies for your custom attributes. For example, you can set a policy that requires certain custom attributes to be filled out for virtual machines before they can be powered on.
8. Finally, you can set up alerts and notifications for your inventory objects by clicking on the “Alarms” option in the left-hand column. Here, you can configure triggers for various events, such as low disk space or high CPU usage.
Overall, configuring inventory management settings in vCenter involves setting up custom attributes, fields, tags, policies, and alarms to help you better organize and manage your virtual infrastructure.
