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Testing Alert Reporting
vCenter Server Heartbeat allows you to test alert reporting without triggering an actual alert during operations
on the active node.
Procedure
1 Navigate to the Logs page.
2 Click Test Alert Reporting.
A Test Alert email is sent to the configured email recipients.
Managing Event Log Files
vCenter Server Heartbeat allows you to configure Event Log files to direct where the log file is stored and the
number of events to be recorded.
Procedure
1 Navigate to the Logs page and click Configure.
2 Select the General tab to define the filename and path of the exported comma-separated variable (.CSV)
file.
3 Type a path and filename or click Browse and navigate to the file.
4 Adjust the length of the event list to meet your needs by increasing or decreasing the value (the default
is 300 events) in the Record at most field.
5 Click OK.
Managing Log File Email Recipients
Use vCenter Server Heartbeat to email logs to specified personnel at predetermined intervals.
Procedure
1 To configure vCenter Server Heartbeat to email a copy of the log file, select the Mail Log File tab.
2 Select the Mail Every check box and configure the day and time to send the log file.
3 To specify recipients, click Add on the top left of the email recipient field and type the email address in
the Add Mail Address dialog.
4 To remove a recipient, select the recipient’s email address in the Mail Log File pane and click Remove.
5 Click OK.
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