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User Scenario: Create a vRealize Operations Manager REST Alert Notification
As a virtual infrastructure administrator, you need vRealize Operations Manager to send alerts in JSON or
XML to a REST-enabled application that has REST Web service that accepts these messages. You want only
alerts where the virtualization alerts that aect availability alert types go to this outside application. You can
then use the provided information to initiate a remediation process in that application to address the
problem indicated by the alert.
The notication conguration limits the alerts sent to the outbound alert instance to those matching the
notication criteria.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you have at least one alert denition for which you are sending a notication. For an
example of an alert denition, see “Create an Alert Denition for Department Objects,” on page 49.
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Verify that at least one instance of the REST plug-in is congured and running. See “Add a REST Plug-
In for vRealize Operations Manager Outbound Alerts,” on page 64.
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 In the Name text box type a name similar to Virtualization Alerts for Availability.
4 In the Method area, select REST Plug-In from the drop-down menu, and select the congured instance
of the email plug-in.
5 Congure the Notication Trigger.
a From the  Trigger drop-down menu, select Alert Type.
b Click Click to select Alert type/subtype and select Virtualization/Hypervisor Alerts Availability.
6 In the Criticality area, click Warning.
7 Expand the Advanced Filters and from the Alert Status drop-down menu, select New.
The New status indicates that the alert is new to the system and not updated.
8 Click Save.
You created a notication rule that sends the alert text to the target REST-enabled system. Only the alerts
where the congured alert impact is Virtualization/Hypervisor Availability and where the alert is
congured as a warning are sent to the target instance using the REST plug-in.
Defining Compliance Standards
Compliance is used to monitor the vCenter Server instances, hosts, virtual machines, distributed port
groups, and distributed switches in your environment to ensure that the seings on your objects meet the
dened standards. You can use vRealize Operations Manager alert denitions to create compliance
standards that notify you when an object does not comply with a required standard.
vRealize Operations Manager includes alerts for VMware vSphere Hardening Guide versions 6.0 and 5.5.
vRealize Operations Manager generates compliance alerts when symptoms trigger on your vCenter Server
instances, hosts, virtual machines, distributed port groups, and distributed switches.
To enforce compliance on virtual machines, vRealize Operations Manager includes several compliance risk
proles. You apply the risk proles to groups of virtual machines based on whether you must ensure a high,
medium, or low level of security in your environment.
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Risk Prole 1 includes all available compliance rules as symptoms, and enforces the highest level of
security for your virtual machines. This prole is enabled by default.
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