Custom Profiles Add and
Edit Workspace
You can add a custom profile for a
cluster compute resource, datastore cluster, or datastore, to determine how many VMs of the
specific object type can fit in your environment. In the Custom Profiles workspace, you
create a custom profile for the object and define the metrics for the virtual machines.
Where You Create or
Edit a Custom Profile
To create a custom profile, click in the left pane. The Custom Profiles page displays all the available
custom profiles in a table. You have the option to add custom profiles via the
ADD
button, or filter and search for profiles using the
search box. To see the properties of a custom profile, click the custom profile name
in the table. The custom profile details are displayed on the right hand side pane. Click the
Vertical Ellipses
next to a profile name to edit, delete, clone, or export the profile. Alternatively,
to delete or export the more than one profile, select the checkbox next to the
profile name and click the Vertical Ellipses
next to the
ADD
button, and perform an action. You can also import
custom profiles after clicking the Vertical Ellipses
next to
the ADD
button.Add or Edit Custom Profiles
Wizard
When you click the
ADD
button, or Edit
next to the
Vertical Ellipses
, you get a three step wizard. Click the
Next
button after every step to proceed with the wizard. Option | Description |
|---|---|
Name | Descriptive name of the custom profile. This field is mandatory. |
Description | Meaningful description for the custom profile.
Provide specific information that other users must know about this
profile. |
Profile Type | The profile type for which the custom profile is created. Currently,
you can create a custom profile only for a virtual machine. The
Capacity Remaining is calculated for this object type. |
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Define Values for Profile | Populate the value and unit for the capacity metrics. You can also copy the metric
values for the custom profile from an existing object. When you
click the Copy from Existing Object button,
the Select an Object pane opens on the right
hand side. Browse to the object whose metric values you want to
copy, or use the advanced search and filter to search by VM Name,
vCenter, VM Tag, or Custom Group. Click Copy
when done. |
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Checkbox | Select the checkbox against the name of the policy which is displayed in rows for one
or more of the following types of objects:
|
Click
CREATE
to
create the custom profile or UPDATE
if you are updating an
existing custom profile. Clone a Custom Profile
Click the
Vertical Ellipses
next to a profile name to clone an existing profile profile. When you click
Clone
, you get a three step wizard. In the
Profile
step of the wizard, you can provide the name,
description, and select the profile type. In the Metrics
and
Policies
steps of the wizard, the details from the custom
profile that you are cloning from, are already populated. You can skip these steps
and click the CREATE
button to create a cloned custom profile
with the same values and policies as the original custom profile.