Installation guide

Configure vCenter Server SMTP Mail Settings
You can configure vCenter Server to send email notifications as alarm actions.
Prerequisites
Before vCenter Server can send email, you must perform the following tasks:
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Configure the SMTP server settings for vCenter Server.
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Specify email recipients through the Alarm Settings dialog box when you configure alarm actions.
To perform this task, the vSphere Client must be connected to a vCenter Server.
Procedure
1 Select Administration > vCenter Server Settings.
2 If the vCenter Server system is part of a connected group, in Current vCenter Server, select the vCenter
Server system to configure.
3 Select Mail in the navigation list.
4 For email message notification, set the SMTP server and SMTP port:
Option Description
SMTP Server
The DNS name or IP address of the SMTP gateway to use for sending email
messages.
Sender Account
The email address of the sender, for example, [e-mail].
5 Click OK.
Preconfigured VMware Alarms
VMware provides preconfigured alarms for the vCenter Server system that trigger automatically when
problems are detected. You only need to set up actions for these alarms.
Table 21-24 lists the preconfigured alarms available for the vCenter Server system.
Table 21-24. Default VMware Alarms
Alarm Name Description
Cannot Connect to Network Monitors network connectivity on a vSwitch.
Cannot Connect to Storage Monitors host connectivity to a storage device.
Cluster High Availability Error Monitors high availability errors on a cluster.
Datastore Usage On Disk Monitors datastore disk usage.
NOTE This alarm controls the Status value for datastores in vSphere Client. If you
disable this alarm, the datastore status is displayed as Unknown.
Exit Standby Error Monitors whether a host cannot exit standby mode.
Health Status Changed Monitors changes to service and extension health status.
Host Battery Status Monitors host batteries.
Host Connection and Power State Monitors host connection and power state.
Host Connection Failure Monitors host connection failures.
Host CPU Usage Monitors host CPU usage.
Host Error Monitors host error and warning events.
Host Hardware Fan Status Monitors host fans.
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