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“Tasks,” on page 313
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“vApp,” on page 313
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“Virtual Machine Configuration,” on page 315
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“Virtual Machine Interaction,” on page 319
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“Virtual Machine Inventory,” on page 322
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“Virtual Machine Provisioning,” on page 323
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“Virtual Machine State,” on page 326
Alarms
Alarms privileges control the ability to set and respond to alarms on inventory objects.
Table A-1. Alarms Privileges
Privilege Name Description Used
Pair with
Object
Effective on
Object
Acknowledge alarm Suppresses all alarm actions from
occurring on all triggered alarms.
User interface element – Triggered
Alarms panel
VC only All inventory
objects
Object on which
an alarm is
defined
Create alarm Creates a new alarm.
When creating alarms with a custom
action, privilege to perform the action
is verified when the user creates the
alarm.
User interface element– Alarms tab
context menu, File > New > Alarm
VC only All inventory
objects
Object on which
an alarm is
defined
Disable alarm action Stops the alarm action from occurring
after an alarm has been triggered. This
does not disable the alarm from
triggering.
User interface element – Inventory >
object_name > Alarm > Disable All
Alarm Actions
VC only All inventory
objects
Object on which
an alarm is
defined
Modify alarm Changes the properties of an existing
alarm.
User interface element – Alarms tab
context menu
VC only All inventory
objects
Object on which
an alarm is
defined
Remove alarm Deletes an existing alarm.
User interface element – Alarms tab
context menu
VC only All inventory
objects
Object on which
an alarm is
defined
Set alarm status Changes the status of the configured
event alarm. The status can change to
Normal, Warning, or Alert.
User interface element – Alarm
Settingsdialog box, Triggers tab
VC only All inventory
objects
Object on which
an alarm is
defined
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