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Alerts and Events

vCenter Server Heartbeat can notify Administrators of potential problems or when specific events occur by

sending custom configured predefined alerts and route event logs to a remote Administrator as required.

Managing Alerts

vCenter Server Heartbeat can send predefined alerts to remote administrators via email when configured using

the Logs page.

Procedure

1 Navigate to the Logs page and click Configure Alerts.

You can configure one of three alert states: Red alerts are critical, Yellow alerts are not as serious, and

Green alerts are informational. Alerts are preconfigured with the recommended alerting levels.

2 To reconfigure each event to trigger Red, Yellow, Green, or to not alert, select the appropriate tab and

select the check box(s).

3 Click OK.

Managing Alert Reporting

vCenter Server Heartbeat can alert the administrators or other personnel and route logs by email when an

Alert condition exists.

Procedure

1 Navigate to the Logs page and click Mail Settings to open the Mail Settings dialog.

2 Type the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the outgoing SMTP server for both Primary (for when

active) and Secondary (for when active) nodes in the appropriate fields.

3 Type an email address authorized to send mail through the SMTP server.

4 If SMTP servers require authentication to accept and forward SMTP messages, select Mail Server requires

authentication and specify the credentials for an appropriate authenticated user account.

5 Click OK.

Managing Alert Email Triggers

vCenter Server Heartbeat allows you to configure email recipients using the On Red Alert, On Yellow Alert,

and On Green Alert tabs of the Configure Alerts dialog after configuring trigger levels and the email servers.

Configuring Default Alert Email Triggers

Red, Yellow, or Green alert triggers can email to the same or different recipients.The process to add recipients

is the same for all trigger levels.

Procedure

1 Click on the intended alert tab and select Send mail.

2 Select the frequency for the email to be sent.

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