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Table Of Contents
- VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide
- Contents
- VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide
- Configuring and Managing vCenter Operations Manager
- Configuring Adapters
- Configuring Resources
- Configuring Attribute Packages
- Configuring Applications
- Configuring and Managing Users
- Configuring Alert Notifications
- Performing Basic System Administration Tasks
- View Performance Information
- View Status Information
- vCenter Operations Manager Service Names
- Start or Stop vCenter Operations Manager Services
- Viewing and Managing System Log Files
- Delete Old Data in the File System Database
- Run the Audit Report
- Modify Global Settings
- Modify Global Settings for Virtual Environments
- Create a Support Bundle
- Resolving Administrative System Alerts
- Analytics FSDB Overloaded
- Analytics Threshold Checking Overloaded
- Collector Is Down
- Controller Is Unable to Connect to MQ
- DataQueue Is Filling Up
- Describe Failed
- Failed to Connect to Replication MQ
- Failed to Repair Corrupted FSDB Files
- File Queue Is Full
- FSDB Files Corrupted for Resources
- FSDB Storage Drive Free Space Is Less Than 10%
- No DT Processors Connected
- One or More Resources Were Not Started
- Outbound Alert Send Failed
- Replication MQ Sender Is Blocked
- Backing Up and Recovering Data
- Backing Up and Recovering Data Components
- Backing Up and Recovering Processing Components
- Configuring the Repository Adapter
- Repository Adapter Requirements and Limitations
- Repository Adapter Configuration Steps
- Creating a Database User for the Repository Adapter
- Configure the Source Database Connection for the Repository Adapter
- Configure the Output Destination for the Repository Adapter
- Configuring the Source and Destination Columns for the Repository Adapter
- Configure Data Export Values for the Repository Adapter
- Customizing Repository Adapter Operation
- Start the Repository Adapter
- Using System Tools
- Using the Database Command Line Interface
- Index
Configuring Hint Text for Alerts
You can configure hint text for all types of alerts. Alert hint text can appear on the Alert Detail page in the
Custom user interface or in email alert notifications.
You configure hint text that appears in the user interface in the alert-hints.xml file.
You use the {{AlertHints}} placeholder in an email template file to configure alert hint text for email alert
notifications. For more information, see “Configuring Email Alert Notifications,” on page 83.
Alert Hint Text XML File Format
The alert-hints.xml file contains elements and attributes that define alert hint text. An alert hint text
definition is composed of a condition and alert hint text. For the hint text to appear in the user interface for
an alert, the alert must meet the defined condition.
<condition> Element
The <condition> element defines the conditions that an alert must meet for the hint text to appear in the user
interface for the alert. If an alert satisfies more than one condition, all of the associated hint text appears for
the alert.
The <condition> element contains several attributes. None of the attributes are required.
Table 7‑7. <condition> Element Attributes
Attribute Description
attributeKey Matches an attribute key associated with the alert. You can obtain attribute keys from the
vCenter Operations Manager database. See “Retrieve Keys from the vCenter Operations
Manager Database,” on page 103 .
NOTE Specify all metrics by attribute key, except for super metrics. Specify super metrics by
name.
resourceKind Matches the resource kind key associated with the alert.
minDuration Duration of the alert, in minutes, must be greater than or equal to this value.
criticality Matches the criticality level of the alert. Valid values are critical, immediate, info, none, and
warning.
alertType Matches the type of the alert. Valid values are as follows:
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Resource Alerts
n
Tier Alerts
n
Business Service Alerts
n
Fingerprint Prediction Alerts
n
Fingerprint Generation Alerts
n
Notification Alerts
n
System Alerts
n
Smart Alerts
n
Classic Alerts
n
Administrative Alerts
n
Health Alerts
n
Risk Alerts
n
Efficiency Alerts
n
Consolidated Alerts
Chapter 7 Configuring Alert Notifications
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