Assigning vSphere Tags through the UI
Creating and assigning vSphere tags within the vCenter GUI involves a series of steps. These tags are useful labels that can be applied to objects within the vSphere inventory. When you create a tag, it gets assigned to a category, and categories help you to group related tags together, which makes it easier to manage your vSphere inventory.
Here is a step-by-step guide on how to create and assign vSphere tags:
Step 1: Create a Tag Category
- Login to the vSphere client.
- Navigate to the “Menu” and select “Tags & Custom Attributes”.
- Select “Tag Categories”.
- Click on the “Create” button to create a new tag category.
- Input a name for the tag category, for example, “Operating System”.
- Choose the object types for the tags in this category (e.g., Virtual Machines) and specify whether multiple tags from this category can be applied to an object or not.
- Click “Create” to save the new category.
Step 2: Create a Tag
- From the “Tags & Custom Attributes” menu, select “Tags”.
- Click on the “Create” button to create a new tag.
- Assign a name to the tag and select the tag category created in the previous step from the drop-down menu.
- Click “Create” to save the new tag.
Step 3: Assign the Tag
- Navigate to the vSphere inventory tree.
- Select the object (for example, a virtual machine) to which you want to assign the tag.
- Click “Actions” and select “Tags and Custom Attributes”.
- Choose “Assign Tag” from the list of actions.
- Select the tag you created from the list and confirm the operation.
You’ve now successfully created and assigned a vSphere tag to an object within the vCenter Server inventory. Remember that managing vSphere tags correctly can simplify your tasks and improve your ability to manage your vSphere inventory efficiently [6].