Specifications

Basic System Administration
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4 SelecttheTyperadiobuttontoindicatethetypeoferrorstoincludeintheexported
file.
Youcanspecifywhethertoincludeuser‐generatedorsystem‐generatedevents.
Youcanspecifyallusers,oryoucanspecifyTheseusersandclickBrowsetoselect
asubsetofusers.
5Specifythe
timerangeofeventstoexport.OptionsareHours,Days,Weeks,
Months,andFrom/Todateranges.
6Specifythenumberofeventstoexport,eitheralloraspecificnumber.
7ClickOKtocreateafileoftheselecteddata.
VirtualCentercreatesafileoftheselecteddatabasedonthe
fileextensionprovidedand
storesthefileatthespecifiedlocation.Ifnofileextensionisprovided,thedefaultisa
textfile.ThefilecontainsType,Time,andDescription.
Managing Alarms
Alarmsarespecificnotificationsthatoccurinresponsetoselectedevents.Somealarms
aredefinedbyproductdefault.Additionalalarmscanbecreatedandappliedto
selectedinventoryobjectsorallinventoryobjects.
Thissectioncontainsthefollowingtopics:
 “UnderstandingAlarms”onpage 314
 “PreparingforEmailMessageSMTPAlarmNotification”onpage 315
 “PreparingforSNMPAlarmNotification”onpage 316
 “CreatingAlarms”onpage 317
 “EditingAlarms”onpage 322
 “RemovingAlarms”onpage 323
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OTETheviewsandcapabilitiesdisplayedvarydependingonwhethertheVIClient
isconnectedtoaVirtualCenterServeroranESXServer.TheAlarmsoptionisnot
availablewhentheVIClientisconnectedtoanESXServer.