7.1 Creating and Managing Workload Tags

When you have a large number of workloads to manage, it can be time-consuming to browse the list and select similar workloads for concurrent operation actions. Sorting on name or feature can help. Another alternative is to use a tag to set up a custom association among workloads that you want to manage as a group. You can easily sort the workloads by the Tag column, select the appropriate tagged workloads, and run available operations on them at the same time.

A tag can represent any logical or physical association for a workload that is meaningful to you. You affiliate a unique color and name for each tag. You can create as many unique tags as you like, although the choice of unique colors is limited. Each workload can have a single tag associated with it. When you export a workload to a new server, its tag setting persists.

7.1.1 Creating a Workload Tag

  1. In the PlateSpin Protect Web Interface, click Settings > Workload Tags > Create Workload Tag.

  2. Specify a unique tag name (25-character limit) and associate a color with that description.

  3. Click Save to add this new tag to the list of available workload tags in the Workload Tags view of Settings page.

7.1.2 Editing a Workload Tag

  1. In the PlateSpin Protect Web Interface, click Settings > Workload Tags.

  2. Edit any of the available tags. Click the tag name, modify its name or affiliated color, then click Save.

7.1.3 Adding a Tag to a Workload

  1. In the workload list, select the active workload you want to tag, then click Configure to open its configuration page.

  2. Expand the Tag section to view the Tag drop-down box.

  3. Select the name of the tag you want to associate with the workload, then click Save.

7.1.4 Removing a Tag from a Workload

  1. In the workload list, select the workload, then click Configure to open its configuration page.

  2. Expand the Tag section to view the Tag drop-down box.

  3. Select the empty line in the list of available tag names, then click Save.

7.1.5 Deleting a Workload Tag

You can delete any tags that you no longer use. You cannot delete a tag if it is associated with any workload.

  1. In the PlateSpin Protect Web Interface, click Settings > Workload Tags.

  2. Disassociate the tag of interest from workloads.

  3. Click Delete next to the tag, then click OK to confirm.