Bulk Edit Data Sources
In
VMware Aria
Operations for Networks
, you can enable,
deactivate, edit, or delete multiple data sources at once.You must have added more than one data source into
VMware Aria
Operations for Networks
. For more information, see
Adding a Data Source in vRealize Network Insight and Bulk Add Data Sources Using the Python SDK.- Go to.
- In theAccounts and Data Sourcespage, select the data sources on which you want to perform bulk operations.
- From theActionsdrop-down menu, select the bulk operation that you want to perform.Bulk operations are asynchronous in nature, which means that when a bulk operation is in progress, updates to the selected data sources are temporarily deactivated till the operation completes.OperationActionEnableEnables data collection on the selected data sources.DisableDeactivates data collection on the selected data sources.EditAllows you to edit the following options:
- Access Credentials- Edit only the user name and password of the selected data sources.
- Config polling interval- Edit the interval to collect configuration data from the data sources.
- Notes- Add additional information that the user wants to add, limited to 150 characters.
In theEdit Sourcespage, update the required parameters and clickSubmit.Only the common options across the selected data sources are displayed for bulk update.- From theAccess Credentialsdrop-down menu, select:
- No Changeto retain your existing credentials.
- Or,Override existing valuesto provide a new user name and password that works across all the data sources.After entering the credentials, clickValidateto validate your credentials against one of the data sources. A successful validation hints that the credentials are most likely true for all the selected data sources.
- From theConfig Polling Intervaldrop-down menu, select:
- No Changeto retain the previously configured polling interval.
- Or,Override existing valuesto provide a new polling interval for theVMware Aria Operations for Networksplatform to collect the configuration data from the selected data sources.
- From theNotesdrop-down menu, select:
- No Changeto retain your existing notes.
- Or,Override existing valuesto enter a new note.
DeleteDeletes the selected data sources fromVMware Aria Operations for Networks.If the selected data sources have a dependency on one or more data sources, do one of the following actions:- Delete the dependent data sources before deleting the selected data sources.
- Or, delete the dependent data sources along with the selected data sources.
Bulk operations may take some time
to complete. After the operation completes, if the operation is successfully,
VMware Aria
Operations for Networks
displays a
notification indicating that the operation succeeded for all the selected data
sources.If the operation fails for
one or more data sources,
VMware Aria
Operations for Networks
displays an error notification indicating the status of
the operation. Click the View Details
button to view the
following details:- List of data sources for which the operation succeeded.
- List of data sources for which the operation failed, and the reason for failure.
You can fix the errors and retry the
operation on the failed data sources.