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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.
8 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 the emailFilter.xml.
9 Click Actions > Close to close the Configuration File Editor.
10 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.
Configure General Settings for Email Alert Notifications
You can configure the subject for generic email messages, the email address from which alert notification
email messages are sent, and the number of minutes that vCenter Operations Manager waits before
checking the emailFilter.xml file for changes. These settings apply to all email alert notification messages.
You configure general settings for email alert notifications 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 84.
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 In the Subject text box, type the subject line to use for generic messages.
If vCenter Operations Manager cannot find a valid email template to use to send a particular alert
message, it sends a generic message to the defined recipient.
3 In the Email sender text box, type the email address from which to send alert notification email
messages.
NOTE Do not type a value in the File reload time (minutes) text box. The file reload feature is obsolete.
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