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6. Select a compliance template and click Next.
7. Review the configured actions and click Finish.
What to do next
Create a virtual environments configuration that includes this rule. See "Create Machine Group
Compliance Alert Configurations" on page 193.
Create Machine Group Compliance Alert Configurations
Machine group compliance alert configurations are created for machine groups to generate alerts when a
machine group compliance template returns noncompliant results during scheduled runs of the template.
You must have at least one unused rule to add to the alert configuration parameters.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you have machine group alert rules. See "Create Machine Group Compliance Alert Rules"
on page 192.
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Review the automated response options, which are available in the online Help.
Procedure
1. Click Administration.
2. Select Alerts > Machine Group Configurations.
3. In the middle pane, select the machine group for which you want to generate an alert if one or more
rules in the template fail.
4. Click Add.
5. Select a machine group compliance results alert rule and click Next.
6. Select the alert severity and click Next.
7. Select and configure one or more automated responses that are performed when an alert is generated,
and click Next.
Depending on the automated responses you selected, the pages vary. See the online Help for
configuration details.
8. Review the alert configuration, and click Finish.
What to do next
Schedule a job to run your the machine group compliance templates. See "Schedule Machine Group
Compliance Template Runs" on page 193.
Schedule Machine Group Compliance Template Runs
You can schedule a regular run of your machine group compliance templates to ensure that the collected
data is regularly assessed for adherence to the defined compliance rules.
Compliance templates are run against collected data, so you should also schedule collections for the data
types and machine groups that you are assessing.
Running and Enforcing Compliance
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