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Procedure
1. Click Administration.
2. Select Alerts > Rules.
3. Click Add.
4. Type the alert name and description in the text boxes and click Next.
5. Select Compliance Results Data and click Next.
6. Select a compliance template and click Next.
7. Review the configured actions and click Finish.
What to do next
Create a virtual environments configuration that includes this rule. See "Create Machine Group
Compliance Alert Configurations" on page 213.
Create Machine Group Compliance Alert Configurations
Machine group compliance alert configurations are created for machine groups to generate alerts when a
machine group compliance template returns noncompliant results during scheduled runs of the template.
You must have at least one unused rule to add to the alert configuration parameters.
Prerequisites
n Verify that you have machine group alert rules. See "Create Machine Group Compliance Alert Rules"
on page 212.
n Review the automated response options, which are available in the online Help.
Procedure
1. Click Administration.
2. Select Alerts > Machine Group Configurations.
3. In the middle pane, select the machine group for which you want to generate an alert if one or more
rules in the template fail.
4. Click Add.
5. Select a machine group compliance results alert rule and click Next.
6. Select the alert severity and click Next.
7. Select and configure one or more automated responses that are performed when an alert is generated,
and click Next.
Depending on the automated responses you selected, the pages vary. See the online Help for
configuration details.
8. Review the alert configuration, and click Finish.
What to do next
Schedule a job to run your the machine group compliance templates. See "Schedule Machine Group
Compliance Template Runs" on page 214.
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