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Procedure
1 To start the Configuration File editor, use any standard Windows method to run the file
FilterPluginConfEditor.jar.
FilterPluginConfEditor.jar is in the vcenter-ops \user\plugins\outbound\filter_alertplugin\conf
directory.
2 Select Actions > Open to open emailFilter.xml or another XML file, or select Actions > New to create a
new XML file.
To review your changes before they take effect, you can create and modify other XML files.
3 Click the Add icon near the top right of the window to add a filtering rule.
4 Type a name for the filtering rule in the Rule name text box.
5 Click the Add icon near the top center of the window.
6 Select the condition type and condition value and click OK.
An alert must meet all of the conditions that you enter to be considered a match for the filter. You can add
any number of conditions for a filtering rule.
7 Click the Add icon near the top right of the window.
You can add any number of addresses for a filtering rule.
a From the Address type drop-down menu, select email to send the message subject and text, or select
SMS to send only the message subject to the email address.
b Type the destination email address in the Address value text box.
c (Optional) If the email address should receive messages at intervals while the alert condition remains
in effect, type a value in the Resend value text box.
For example, type 60 to send an alert notification email message every hour as long as the alert
condition is met.
d (Optional) To specify a delay between the time an alert meets the conditions of the filtering rule and
when vCenter Operations Manager sends the first message to the email address, type a value in the
Delay value text box.
For example, you might want to delay sending the message if the recipient should be notified only if
the condition is not corrected within a specific period of time.
e Click OK.
8 Click OK to close the Filtering Rule window.
9 Save your changes.
Option Action
Save your changes to the currently
open file
Select Actions > Save.
Save your changes to a different file
Select Actions > Save As. The plug-in only reads emailFilter.xml.
10 Select Actions > Close to close the Configuration File editor.
11 To make your changes take effect, restart the email filter plug-in.
a In vCenter Operations Manager, select Admin > Configure Outbound Alert.
b Select the email filter plug-in instance and click the Stop icon.
c Select the email filter plug-in instance and click the Start icon.
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