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Add or Edit an EMC Smarts Alert Handler Instance
If you use vCenter Operations Manager with EMC Smarts, you can configure an alert handler instance to send
alerts directly to the EMC Smarts SAM Global Console.
When you use an EMC Smarts alert handler, EMC Smarts users can see vCenter Operations Manager alert
information and can open vCenter Operations Manager to see alert details from their EMC Smarts display.
Prerequisites
Obtain the broker name, SAM server name, and user name and password for your EMC Smarts configuration.
See the Integration Guide for VMware vCenter Operations Manager and EMC Smarts.
Procedure
1 Select Admin > Configure Outbound Alert.
2 Add or edit an EMC Smarts alert handler instance.
Option Action
Add an EMC Smarts alert handler
instance
a Click the Add Alert Handler icon.
b Select Email from the Outbound Alert Type drop-down menu.
c Type a name for the alert handler instance in the Instance Name text box.
Edit an EMC Smarts alert handler
instance
Select the alert handler instance and click the Edit Alert Handler icon. When
you edit an alert handler instance, you cannot change the outbound alert
type.
3 Configure the alert handler settings.
Option Action
Instance Name
Type a name for the alert handler instance.
Broker
Type the broker name, SAM server name, and user credentials for your
Smarts configuration.
SAM Server
Type the name of the SAM server.
User Name
Type the user name.
Password
Type the password.
4 Click Test to test the alert handler instance.
vCenter Operations Manager verifies that all required fields contain values and tries to connect to EMC
Smarts.
5 Click OK to save your configuration.
vCenter Operations Manager starts the alert handler instance.
Start or Stop an Alert Handler Instance
You can start and stop alert handler instances from the vCenter Operations Manager user interface.
NOTE When you create an alert handler instance, vCenter Operations Manager starts it for you.
Procedure
1 Select Admin > Configure Outbound Alert.
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