5.6

Add an Email Template Definition
An email template definition specifies which email template file to use for a given alert type, subtype, and
status. An email template file defines the body text of an email alert notification.
You configure email template definitions in the emailFilter.xml file, which is located in the vcenter-
ops \user\plugins\outbound\filter_alertplugin\conf directory.
If you are using the vCenter Operations Manager vApp, edit the emailFilter.xml file on the second virtual
machine.
For vCenter Operations Manager Standalone, you can edit emailFilter.xml directly or you can use the
Configuration File editor. This procedure describes how to use the Configuration File editor.
For the vCenter Operations Manager vApp, you must edit emailFilter.xml directly. You cannot use the
Configuration File editor with the vCenter Operations Manager vApp. For descriptions of the XML elements
in emailFilter.xml, see “emailFilter.xml File,” on page 92.
vCenter Operations Manager provides several default email template files in the
vcenter-
ops
\user\plugins\outbound\filter_alertplugin\conf\default_templates directory. If the default template
files do not meet your needs, you can create custom template files. For formatting requirements, see “Email
Template File Format,” on page 96. You can create custom email template files before or after you configure
email template definitions.
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 an
XML file.
To review your changes before they take effect, you can create or modify other XML files.
3 Click the Add icon near the top center of the window.
4 Define the the alerts for which the template definition should be used.
Option Action
Alert Type
Select the alert type.
Alert Sub-type
Select the alert subtype.
Status
Select the change in alert condition that generates the notification. Active
indicates that the existing alert was updated.
5 (Optional) To use the template definition for email alert notifications sent to a specific email address, type
the email address in the Send to text box.
This setting is an additional condition for the use of the template.
6 In the Template text box, type the name of the email template file to use for the email alert notifications
that meet the conditions in the template definition.
The email template file does not have to exist. You can define the template and create the actual email
template file later.
7 Click OK to close the Email Template window.
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