A policy allows you to modify the way that vRealize Operations analyzes and presents data in the dashboard and in various views and reports. A policy allows you to adapt the appearance and operation of vRealize Operations to your environment and preferences.
A policy includes the following settings:
- Metrics or properties for different object types (such as virtual machine, host, or Datastore)
- Symptom and alert definitions
- Badge threshold definitions
- Buffers, such as provisioning time buffers, and VMware vSphere® High Availability buffers
A comprehensive set of content is readily available when you install and configure vRealize Operations. You might have to customize some of the content to satisfy certain business requirements or to adhere to your company’s policies.
For example, you can create custom policies to support service-level agreements...