Example policy action script that tags resources

Your instance tracks tagged resources for billing and reporting. Policy action scripts can add and modify resource tags. This example tags a storage volume resource.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_cmp.cloud_governor or admin

About this task

See Create a custom tag for cloud resources for information about how to create and use tags in Cloud Provisioning and Governance.

Procedure

1. On the Cloud Admin Portal, navigate to Govern > Policies.
2. On the Policy Action Scripts tab, click New and then enter a unique and descriptive Name.
3. Click the lookup icon for Action Script Category, click New to create a new category, and then click Submit.
4. On the Policy Rule Action Script page, enter the script for the resource you want to tag.
5. Click Submit to save the script.
   The script appears in the list.
6. On the Policies tab, click New, enter a unique and descriptive Name for the policy, fill in the form with the following example settings, and then click Save.

   Policy Trigger	on Resource operation
   Resource Block	Storage Volume
   Operation	Storage Volume Interface.Provision
   Moment	Pre Operation

7. On the Rules related list, click New, enter Add Custom Tags for Storage for the Name, accept the default settings, and then click Submit.
8. On the Policy Rule Actions related list, click New.
9. At Execute a Script, click Create, fill in the form with the following example settings, and then click Submit.

   Action Name	CreateCustomTagsForStorage
   Action Script Category	ScriptsForCustomTags
   Action Script	AddCustomTagsForStorage

10. Click Update on the Policy Rule page.
11. Return to the Policy page and then click Publish.

Result

On the Cloud Admin Portal, launch the stack that is associated with the storage resource. You can then confirm that the tags are applied.