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7 Below the triggers list, select one of the following options to specify how to trigger the alarm.
n
If any conditions are satisfied (default).
n
If all conditions are satisfied.
8 Click OK.
Set Up an Event Trigger
Event triggers monitor events that occur on managed objects, vCenter Server, and the License Server. An event
is recorded for any action that is of interest to vCenter Server.
Procedure
1 If necessary, display the Triggers 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 Triggers tab.
2 Click Add.
A default event trigger is added to the triggers list.
3 To replace the default event, double-click the event name and in the Event list, select an event.
If you know the event name, you can type it in the Event field to filter the list.
4 To change the default status for the event trigger, double-click the status name and in the Status list, select
a status.
NOTE To set an alarm to trigger when more than one status has been reached, configure each event status
separately. For example, to trigger a warning when a host's hardware health changes and an alert when
a host's hardware health changes, configure two Hardware Health Changed events, one with a warning
status and one with an alert status.
5 (Optional) To configure custom conditions for the event trigger, in the Condition column, click
Advanced to open the Trigger Conditions dialog box.
a Click Add.
A default argument is added to the Event Arguments list.
b To replace the default argument, double-click the argument name and in the argument list, select an
argument.
c To replace the default operator, double-click the operator name and select an operator from the list.
d Click the Value field and type a value.
e (Optional) To define multiple conditions for the same trigger, repeat Step 5.
f Click OK.
6 (Optional) To define additional event triggers, repeat this task.
7 Click OK.
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