VMware Aria Operations for Networks 6.14

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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.
  1. Go to
    Settings
    Accounts and Data Sources
    .
  2. In the
    Accounts and Data Sources
     page, select the data sources on which you want to perform bulk operations.
  3. From the
    Actions
     drop-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.
    Operation
    Action
    Enable
    Enables data collection on the selected data sources.
    Disable
    Deactivates data collection on the selected data sources.
    Edit
    Allows 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 the
    Edit Sources
     page, update the required parameters and click
    Submit
    .
    Only the common options across the selected data sources are displayed for bulk update.
    • From the
      Access Credentials
       drop-down menu, select:
      • No Change
         to retain your existing credentials.
      • Or,
        Override existing values
         to provide a new user name and password that works across all the data sources.
        After entering the credentials, click
        Validate
         to 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 the
      Config Polling Interval
       drop-down menu, select:
      • No Change
         to retain the previously configured polling interval.
      • Or,
        Override existing values
         to provide a new polling interval for the
        VMware Aria Operations for Networks
         platform to collect the configuration data from the selected data sources.
    • From the
      Notes
       drop-down menu, select:
      • No Change
         to retain your existing notes.
      • Or,
        Override existing values
         to enter a new note.
    Delete
    Deletes the selected data sources from
    VMware 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.

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