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Metatype Configuration

Metatype Configuration lets you control which component types are excluded from the service impact model. When a component is excluded, it no longer appears in the Impact view and its events are not considered when determining the availability or performance state of dynamic services. Excluding components that aren't relevant to your services reduces the size of the model and improves performance.

Note

Before excluding components, contact Virtana Support to determine whether your environment can benefit from component removal and to identify the appropriate components to exclude.

The Model Size section at the top of the Metatype Configuration page shows the current size of your infrastructure model and service impact model. Use this information to evaluate whether your model needs to be reduced.

Each configuration item in the Services panel corresponds to an installed ZenPack. Selecting a configuration item displays its components in the Services canvas with the note "Marked components are omitted from the service impact model by default."

Exclude components from the service impact model

To exclude components, select the configuration item in the Services panel and use the Edit Config dialog box to mark which components to omit.

  1. In the Services panel, select METATYPE CONFIG.
  2. In the Services panel, select a configuration item, such as a ZenPack.
  3. Click EDIT CONFIG in the upper right. The EDIT METATYPE CONFIG dialog box opens, showing a checklist of the components for that configuration item.
  4. Select the checkbox next to each component you want to omit from the service impact model.
  5. Click SAVE.

Restore default component settings

To restore the default settings for a configuration item, use the Restore Defaults option in the Edit Config dialog box.

  1. In the Services panel, select METATYPE CONFIG.
  2. In the Services panel, select the configuration item you want to reset.
  3. Click EDIT CONFIG in the upper right. The EDIT METATYPE CONFIG dialog box opens.
  4. Click RESTORE DEFAULTS.
  5. Click SAVE.