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What to do next
Create an email notication so that you learn about alerts even you when you are not actively monitoring
vRealize Operations Manager. See “Congure Notications for the Department Alert,” on page 57.
Configure Notifications for the Department Alert
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.
Creating an email notication when accounting alerts are triggered is an optional process, but it provides
you with the alert even when you are not currently working in vRealize Operations Manager.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you completed the alert denition for this scenario. See “Add Recommendations to the Alert
Denition,” on page 53.
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Verify that standard email outbound alerts are congured in your system. See “Add a Standard Email
Plug-In for vRealize Operations Manager Outbound Alerts,” on page 63.
Procedure
1 In the left pane of vRealize Operations Manager, click the Content icon.
2 Click  and click the plus sign to add a notication rule.
3 Congure the communication options.
a In the Name text box, type a name similar to Acct Dept VMs or Hosts Alerts.
b From the Select Plug-In Type drop-down menu, select StandardEmailPlugin.
c From the Select Instance drop-down menu, select the standard email instance that is congured to
send messages.
d In the Recipients text box, type your email address and the addresses of other recipients
responsible for the accounting department alerts. Use a semicolon between recipients.
e Leave the Notify again text box blank.
If you do not provide a value, the email notice is sent only once. This alert is a Risk alert and is
intended as an early warning rather than requiring an immediate response.
You congured the name of the notication when it is sent to you and the method that is used to send
the message.
4 In the Filtering Criteria area, congure the accounting alert notication trigger.
a From the  Trigger drop-down menu, select Alert .
b Click Click to select Alert .
c Select Acct VM CPU early warning and click Select.
5 Click Save.
You created a notication rule that sends you and your designated engineers an email message when this
alert is generated for your accounting department alert denition.
What to do next
Create a dashboard with alert-related widgets so that you can monitor alerts for the accounting object
group. See “Create a Dashboard to Monitor Department Objects,” on page 58.
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