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Tags (Datacenter)

Tags Overview

When you create a blueprint, if you added tags to the design elements used to create that blueprint (rack types and templates), those tags are added to the blueprint Tags catalog. From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Catalog > Tags to go to the blueprint tags catalog. You can add, export, clone, edit and delete blueprint tags. You can also import global catalog tags to the blueprint tags catalog and export blueprint tags to the global catalog.

User interface screenshot of a network management tool showing navigation tabs, a blueprint search bar, menu options, and a tags section with columns for Name, Description, and Applied To. Tags include Clients and external router with actions like export, clone, edit, and delete. Create Tag button is visible.

Search Tags

You can filter tagged elements based on tag names and/or element types.

Query interface with a Name field for input, Applied To dropdown with options CONNECTIVITY TEMPLATE in brown and NODE in purple, and a search icon at top left.

  1. From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Catalog > Tags and click the Query icon above the table to open the dialog.
  2. Enter search criteria:
    • To see elements associated with tags, enter tag name(s) in the Name field.
    • To see tags that elements are associated with, select element type(s) from the drop-down list in the Applied To field.
    • To filter both by tag name and element type, enter details in both fields.
  3. Click Apply to see filtered results in the table.
  4. To go to the table view for a filtered element type, click the element type in the Applied To column. From there you can drill down for more details on a specific element.

Find Tags Using Blueprint Search

Use Blueprint Search to query the entire blueprint for tags. Searches are not limited to Nodes, Links, Interfaces, and Connectivity Templates. Any supported object that is taggable by HPE Networking Apstra Data Center Director is accessible for search using the Blueprint Search query.

Blueprint Search supports advanced search queries. Some advanced queries include:

  • Search using wildcard characters * and ?. Finding tags doesn't require an exact match.

  • Search using operators such as AND and OR.

  • Property types such as tag: and role: can be used in the query.

A full list of supported Types and Properties examples can be found in the Blueprint Search infotip.

Network management interface with tabs like Dashboard, Anomalies, and Time Voyager, Blueprint Search bar, subsections including Physical, Virtual, and Policies, Create Tag button, green checkmarks for active states, and yellow warning icon near Tasks.

  1. From any page in the staged (or active) blueprint click the Search field.
  2. Enter a search query to locate tags for selection.
  3. Click on a specific result to show the object with tags matching the query.