6.3

Create an Alert Definition for Department Objects
As a virtual infrastructure administrator, you are responsible for the virtual machines and hosts that the
accounting department uses. You can create alerts to manage the accounting department objects.
You received several complaints from your users about delays when they are using their accounting
applications. Using vRealize Operations Manager, you identied the problem as related to CPU allocations
and workloads. To beer manage the problem, you create an alert denition with tighter symptom
parameters so that you can track the alerts and identify problems before your users encounter further
problems.
Using this scenario, you create a monitoring system that monitors your accounting objects and provides
timely notications when problems occur.
Procedure
1 Add Description and Base Object to Alert Denition on page 50
To create an alert to monitor the CPUs for the accounting department virtual machines and monitor
host memory for the hosts on which they operate, you begin by describing the alert.
2 Add a Virtual Machine CPU Usage Symptom to the Alert Denition on page 51
To generate alerts related to CPU usage on your accounting virtual machines, you add symptoms to
your vRealize Operations Manager alert denition after you provide the basic descriptive information
for the alert. The rst symptom you add is related to CPU usage on virtual machines. You later use a
policy and group to apply alert to the accounting virtual machines.
3 Add a Host Memory Usage Symptom to the Alert Denition on page 52
To generate alerts related to CPU usage on your accounting virtual machines, you add a second
symptom to your vRealize Operations Manager alert denition after you add the rst symptom. The
second symptom is related to host memory usage for the hosts on which the accounting virtual
machines operate.
4 Add Recommendations to the Alert Denition on page 53
To resolve a generated alert for the accounting department's virtual machines, you provide
recommendations so that you or other engineers have the information you need to resolve the alert
before your users encounter performance problems.
5 Create a Custom Accounting Department Group on page 54
To manage, monitor, and apply policies to the accounting objects as a group, you create a custom
object group.
6 Create a Policy for the Accounting Alert on page 56
To congure how vRealize Operations Manager evaluates the accounting alert denition in your
environment, you congure a policy that determines behavior so that you can apply the policy to an
object group. The policy limits the application of the alert denition to only the members of the
selected object group.
7 Congure Notications for the Department Alert on page 57
To receive an email notication when the accounting alert is generated, rather than relying on your
ability to generally monitor the accounting department objects in vRealize Operations Manager, you
create notication rules.
8 Create a Dashboard to Monitor Department Objects on page 58
To monitor all the alerts related to the accounting department object group, you create a dashboard
that includes the alert list and other widgets. The dashboard provides the alert data in a single location
for all related objects.
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