Setting values to the extended attributes on an object

Last published : Jun 19, 2026
Using the Management Server console, you can set the values for the extended attributes that are defined for an object in the relevant perspective.
Table: Object types supporting extended attributes lists the object types supporting extended attributes and the perspective to which these objects belong to.

Table: Object types supporting extended attributes

Objects Perspective
Host, file system, disk, disk group, volume, exchange server Server
Cluster, service group Availability
Enclosure, switch, fabric, fabric zone Storage
Virtualization server, virtual machine Virtualization
For more information on extended attributes, refer to the Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager Installation and Configuration Guide.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the object or on the relevant perspective. The permission on the object may be explicitly assigned or inherited from a parent Organization.
To set values to the extended attributes on one or more objects
  1. In the Home page on the Management Server console, go to the perspective and select Manage in the left pane.
  2. Expand the Organization or the Uncategorized folder to locate the object.
  3. Right-click the object and select Set Extended Attributes.
  4. In the Set Extended Attributes panel, enter the value for the extended attribute. Click OK.
See Set Extended Attributes panel options.
  1. In the Set Extended Attributes - Result panel, click Close.