Custom attributes defined for a server

This view displays the custom attributes attached to a server. You can add, edit or remove custom attributes from this view.

Custom attributes can be locally defined or inherited:

• Inherited: Custom attribute value inherits from another source, such as a customer, a facility, a software policy, ISM control, and so on.
• Locally Specific Value: Custom attribute is created directly on a servers.

To create a new custom attribute, click the Add icon, and then enter a value.

Overriding inherited custom attribute values

For all custom attributes that a server inherits from another source, such as from a customer or facility or device group, you can choose to override the inherited attribute’s value.

To override inherited custom attribute values:

1. In the SA Client, select Devices All Managed Servers.
2. Select a server.
3. Select the Actions menu or right click the server and select Open. This displays information about the selected server.
4. Select the Information tab.
5. Select Custom Attributes in the navigation pane. This displays all the custom attributes defined for the server. The Source column indicates where the custom attribute is defined, whether it is defined locally on the server or is defined by and inherited from another object.
6. For the inherited custom attribute you want to override, from the Source column select Overridden with Specified Value from the drop down list.
7. Enter a value in the Value field.