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● Post only Critical and Warning Events
This option posts only critical or warning level hardware events.
● Post only Virtualization-Related Critical and Warning Events
This option posts only virtualization-related critical and warning events. This is the default event posting level.
5. If you want to apply these settings to all vCenters, select the Apply these settings to all vCenters check box.
NOTE: Selecting this option overrides the existing settings for all vCenters.
This option is grayed out if you already selected All Registered vCenters from the drop-down list on the Setting page.
6. To save, click Apply.
Viewing Events
Configure events before you can view them in the Events tab, see Configuring Events and Alarms.
View the events for a host, cluster or datacenter on the Events tab.
1. In OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, in the Navigator, click Hosts, Datacenter or Clusters.
2. On the Objects tab, select the specific host, datacenter or cluster for which you want to view events.
3. On the Monitor tab, click Events.
4. To view more event details, select a specific event.
Viewing the Alarm and Event Settings
Once alarms and events are configured you can view if the vCenter alarms for hosts are enabled and which event posting level
is selected on the Settings tab.
1. In the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter > Manage > Settings tab, under vCenter Settings, expand Events
and Alarms.
2. Under Events and Alarms you can view the following:
● vCenter Alarms for Dell Hosts: Displays either Enabled or Disabled.
● Event Posting Level
To see the event posting levels that can display, see Understanding Alarms and Events.
3. To configure alarms and events, see Configuring Events and Alarms
Viewing the Data Retrieval Schedules for Inventory
and Warranty
1. In the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, on the Manage > Settings tab, under vCenter Settings, click Data
Retrieval Schedule.
Clicking Data Retrieval Schedule expands to expose the schedules for inventory and warranty.
2. For either Inventory or Warranty Retrieval, view the settings:
● Shows whether the option is enabled or disabled
● Displays the week days for which it is enabled.
● Displays the time of day it is enabled.
3. If you click Data Retrieval Schedule again, it rolls up the information into a single line and displays whether the option is
enabled or disabled.
4. If you want to edit the Data Retrieval Schedule, see Modifying Inventory Job Schedules or Modifying a Warranty Job
Schedule.
Understanding Events And Alarms for Hosts
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