opsmanager-advanced-features.html.md.erb

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title: Advanced Features in Ops Manager
owner: Ops Manager
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This guide describes advanced features for Pivotal Operations Manager operators. Use these features to perform functions in Ops Manager that are outside the scope of typical Ops Manager behavior.

<p class="note warning"><strong>WARNING:</strong> Misuse of any advanced feature could disable or destroy deployments. These features are for advanced operators only. Pivotal recommends contacting <a href="https://support.pivotal.io/">Pivotal Support</a> before using these features.</p>


## <a id="guide"></a> In This Guide

This guide includes the following topics:

* [Managing Ops Manager Verifiers](./granular-verifier-control.html)

* [Managing Custom VM Extensions](./custom-vm-extensions.html)

* [Ops Manager Fields That Lock On Deploy](./lock-on-deploy.html)

* [Property and Template References](https://docs.pivotal.io/tiledev/property-template-references.htmlproperty-template-references.html)