Tagging resources

User-defined tags identify groups of resources and can be referenced in application processes.

About this task

Applications can be configured to use or ignore resources with a specific tag. For example, a continually running environment might take one group of blue-tagged servers offline to update them, then put them back online and take another green-tagged group offline.

Procedure

  1. Open the Resources page.
  2. Select the check box associated with the resource.
  3. Open the Tag Resource dialog box by selecting the Add Tag command from the Actions list.
  4. Select a tag from the Name widget.
  5. Optional. If the tag you need is not available, do the following steps:
    1. Enter the tag in the Name widget and press the Tab key.
    2. Select a color from the color widget. A tag must have an associated color.
  6. Save your work.

What to do next

Many application process steps can reference user-defined tags. To use a tag, specify the tag with the Limit to Tag parameter for the step. For information about application processes, see Creating application processes.

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