To assign or remove security tags in the VM properties:

1. Go to the Hosts and Clusters node.
2. Select the virtual machine for which you want to assign or remove a security tag and open the Summary tab.
3. Expand the Security Tags section and click the Manage link to open the window with the list of available security tags.
   • To add a security tag for a VM, select the check box corresponding to that tag.
   • To remove the security tag, clear the check box on the left.
4. Click OK. The window with security tags will close.
5. You can view the security tags assigned to the VM in the Security Tags section.

To assign or remove security tags in the VMware NSX Manager properties:

1. Go to Networking & Security.
2. Select NSX Managers and the connected VMware NSX Manager.
3. Open the Manage tab and click Security Tags. The list of available security tags will open.
4. The VM Count section shows the number of VMs assigned with the security tag. When you select the tag, the icons for assigning or removing security tags for VMs appear above the table.
5. If you want to assign a tag for virtual machines:
   1. Select the security tag in the table and click its icon. The virtual machine selection window opens.
   2. Move one or more VMs for which you want to assign a tag to the Selected Objects list. Click OK. The window where you can select VMs closes.
      The number of VMs in the VM Count section of the security tags list will be updated.
6. If you want to remove a tag for virtual machines:
   1. Select the security tag in the table and click its icon. The virtual machine selection window opens.
   2. Move one or more VMs for which you want to remove a tag to the Selected Objects list. Click OK. The window where you can select VMs closes.
      The number of VMs in the VM Count section of the security tags list will be updated.