Specifications

Selected options Inactive Raised Active Lowered
None - Email sent - Email sent
Notify on consecutive events - Email sent Email sent Email sent
Notify only when raised - Email sent - -
Both - Email sent Email sent -
To receive an alert in email, specify the email address in the Email To field. You
can enter multiple addresses separated by a comma.
Note: Virtualization Manager must be configured for SMTP before an alert can
send email notifications when it is raised or lowered. For more information, see
Basic setup.
Using alert actions
When an alert fires, it can invoke an external action that can automatically fix a
situation, or file a trouble ticket into a ticketing system. External actions are
programs or command executions that are defined by an XML manifest file. To
select an action to invoke when the alert fires, click Pick an Action. To
disassociate an action currently associated with an alert, click Remove the
Action.
Example Action
If you do not have any actions defined yet, the following sample manifest provides
an example.
To use this example, perform the following steps:
1. Save the manifest file to the data/content/externalActions folder of your
server.
2. Name it logAlert.manifest.
3. After the file is saved, click Reload on the Select an External Action
window.
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Using alert actions