VMware 4817V62 Administration Guide - Page 252
Alarm Settings – Reporting, Managing Alarms, Acknowledge Triggered Alarms, Change Alarm Attributes
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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 252 VMware, Inc.