Flexible labels for workloads in a network managed virtualized computing system

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions to be executed in a computing device to cause the computing device to carry out a method of analyzing workloads executing in a network managed virtualized computing system, the method comprising:

• presenting, by a network analyzer, a first view of the workloads on a canvas to a first user;
• receiving, at the network analyzer, first user input to create a first label, the first label initially disassociated with security policies of a network manager managing a software defined network used by the workloads;
• receiving, at the network analyzer, second user input to assign the first label to at least one of the workloads;
• and
• presenting, by the network analyzer, a second view of the workloads on the canvas to the first user having a first group of the at least one workload and a second group having workloads other than the at least one workload.

A virtualized computing system, comprising:

• a cluster of hosts executing workloads, the workloads comprising virtual machines (VMs) managed by hypervisors of the hosts;
• a network manager configured to manage a software defined network for the workloads;
• and
• a network analyzer configured to:
• present a first view of the workloads on a canvas to a first user;
• receive first user input to create a first label, the first label initially disassociated with security policies of the network manager;
• receive second user input to assign the first label to at least one of the workloads;
• and
• present a second view of the workloads on the canvas to the first user having a first group of the at least one workload and a second group having workloads other than the at least one workload.