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What to do next
You might want to edit certain resources. For example, you might want to modify hard thresholds for a specific
resource or define super metrics for a container resource. For information about editing resources and defining
super metrics, see the administration guide for your vCenter Operations Manager version.
Configuring Outbound Alerts
To configure vCenter Operations Manager to send alerts to EMC Smarts, you must add an alert handler instance
and select the alerts to send.
Add an Alert Handler Instance
An alert handler instance sends alerts to a defined destination. If you have multiple Global Consoles, you can
add an alert handler instance for each console so that all vCenter Operations Manager alerts appear in each
console.
NOTE If you use vCenter Operations Manager to track resources that are outside of the EMC Smarts system,
the alert handler instance also sends alerts for those resources.
Procedure
1 Log in to vCenter Operations Manager as an administrator.
2 Select Admin > Configure Outbound Alert.
3 Click the Add Alert Handler icon.
4 Select Smarts SAM Notification from the Outbound Alert Type drop-down menu.
5 Type a name for the alert handler instance in the Instance Name text box.
6 Type the host name or IP address of the EMC broker and the port number that it listens on in the
Broker text box.
Use a colon to separate the host name or IP address and the port number.
For example, if the IP address of the EMC broker is 123.45.6.789 and it listens on the default EMC port
(426), type 123.45.6.789:426.
7 Type the name of the SAM domain and server to which to send the alerts in the SAM Server text box.
8 Type a valid user name for the SAM server in the User Name text box and type the password for the user
name in the Password text box.
9 Click OK to save the alert handler instance.
What to do next
Select the alerts to send to EMC Smarts. See “Select Alerts to Send to EMC Smarts,” on page 19.
Select Alerts to Send to EMC Smarts
After you add an alert handler instance to send alerts to EMC Smarts, you must select the alerts to send. The
alert handler instance does not send alerts by default.
Prerequisites
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Add an alert handler instance. See “Add an Alert Handler Instance,” on page 19.
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Become familiar with the alert types and subtypes in vCenter Operations Manager. For more information,
see the administration guide for your vCenter Operations Manager version.
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