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ThischapterprovidesdetailedinformationaboutthetopicApplications:Rules”onpage 55.
Applications: Rules
Rulesareimplementedbyplugins(therearenouserdefinedrules).Configureruleactionstotriggertherule
thatperformsspecifictasks.Ruleshavetwotriggerproperties:
TimedTheymustevaluateastruecontinuouslyforthespecifieddurationtotrigger.
LatchedTheytriggerassoonastheyev aluatetotrue.
Rules
TheApplications:Rulespageprovidesalistofruleswiththeircurrentstatusandtwowaystoeditandcheck
rules.
Checking a Rule Condition
vCenterServerHeartbeatallowsyoutochecktheruleconditionsofthecurrentconfigurationagainstthe
attributesofthesystemorapplication.
To check a rule condition
RightclickontheruleandselectCheckNowfromthemenuorclickCheckNowatthetopofthepane.The
ruleconditionisdisplayedinthe
pane.
Edit a Rule
Rulesareimplementedbypluginsandcannotbecreatedbyusers.Eachplugincontainsadefaultsetofrules
withoptionsthatmaybemodifiedbytheuser.
To edit a rule
1RightclickontheruleandselectEditfromthemenuorclickEditatthetopofthepane.
2Edit
theparametersoftheruleandclickOK.
Rules Installed by vCenter Server Heartbeat Plug-Ins
Thefollowingpluginsimplementtheruleslisted.
vCenter Server Plug-In
CheckhealthofTomcatserver
CheckvCenterLicense
CheckConnectiontovCenter
Performance Protection
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