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In the Alarm Actions column of the object's child object tabs. For example, if you select a host in the
inventory, the Virtual Machines tab displays whether alarm actions are enabled or disabled for each
virtual machine on the host.
Remove Alarm Actions
Removing an alarm action stops the action from occurring. It does not stop the alarm itself.
Remove an alarm action if you are certain you will not use again. If you are not sure, disable the alarm action
instead.
Required privilege: Alarm.Remove Alarm
Procedure
1 Display the object in the inventory on which the alarm is defined.
2 Select the object and click the Alarms tab.
3 Click Definitions.
4 Right-click the alarm and select Edit Settings from the context menu.
If the Edit Settings option is not available, the object you selected is not the owner of the alarm. To open
the correct object, click the object link in the Defined In column for the alarm. Then repeat this step.
5 In the Alarm Settings dialog box, click the Actions tab.
6 Select the action and click Remove.
7 Click OK.
Run a Command as an Alarm Action
You can run a script when an alarm triggers by configuring a command alarm action.
Required privilege: Alarm.Modify Alarm
NOTE Alarm commands run in other processes and do not block vCenter Server from running. They do,
however, consume server resources such as processor and memory.This procedure assumes you are adding
the alarm action to an existing alarm.
This procedure assumes you are adding the alarm action to an existing alarm.
Procedure
1 If necessary, open the Alarm Settings dialog box.
a Select the object in the inventory on which the alarm is set.
b Click the Alarms tab.
c Click Definitions.
d Double-click the alarm in the list.
2 Click the Actions tab.
3 Click Add.
4 Double-click the default action and select Run a command.
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