Managing Alarms - VMware 4817V62 - vSphere - PC Administration Manual

vSphere Basic System Administration
Alarm Settings – Reporting
In the Alarm Settings dialog box, use the Reporting tab to define a tolerance range and trigger frequency for
condition or state triggers. Reporting further restricts when the trigger occurs.
Procedure
1 If necessary, display the Reporting tab of the Alarm Settings dialog box.
a Display the object in the Inventory panel.
b Select the object and press Ctrl-M to open the Alarm Settings dialog box.
c Click the Reporting tab.
2 Enter a Tolerance.
A 0 value triggers and clears the alarm at the threshold point you configured. A non-zero value triggers
the alarm only after the condition reaches an additional percentage above or below the threshold point.
Condition threshold + Reporting Tolerance = trigger alarm
Tolerance values ensure you do not transition alarm states based on false changes in a condition.
3 Select a Frequency.
The frequency sets the time period during which a triggered alarm is not reported again. When the time
period has elapsed, the alarm will report again if the condition or state is still true.
4 Click OK.

Managing Alarms

You can change alarms, disable alarms, reset alarms, and acknowledge triggered alarms. In addition, you can
export a list of alarms to a file.
To manage alarms the vSphere Client must be connected to a vCenter Server system.
Acknowledge Triggered Alarms
Acknowledging a triggered alarm suppresses the alarm actions from occurring. It does not reset the alarm to
a normal state.
Required privilege: Alarm.Alarm Acknowledge
Procedure
1 Display the inventory panel.
2 If necessary, select View > Status Bar to display the status pane.
3 In the status bar, click Alarms to display the Triggered Alarms panel.
4 Right-click the alarm and select Acknowledge Alarm.
5 (Optional) To acknowledge multiple alarms at one time, shift-click each alarm to select it, right-click the
selection, and select Acknowledge Alarm.
Change Alarm Attributes
You can rename alarms and change alarm triggers, reporting, and actions.
Required privilege: Alarm.Modify Alarm
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