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Procedure
1 Select the trigger that you want to change, or click the Add icon to add a trigger.
2 Click in the Event column, and select an option from the drop-down menu.
3 Click in the Status column, and select an option from the drop-down menu.
4 (Optional) Congure additional conditions to be met before the alarm triggers.
a Click the Add icon to add an argument.
b Click in the Argument column, and select an option from the drop-down menu.
c Click in the Operator column, and select an option from the drop-down menu.
d Click in the Value column, and enter a value into the text box.
You can add more than one argument.
5 Click Next.
You selected and congured alarm triggers.
What to do next
Congure actions that follow after the alarm is triggered.
Specify Alarm Actions
You can dene actions that the system performs when the alarm is triggered or changes status. You can
enable and disable alarms and alarm actions independently of each other.
vCenter Server can perform alarm actions in response to triggered alarms.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have navigated to the Actions page of the alarm denition wizard. See “Create or Edit
Alarms,” on page 111.
Required Privilege: Alarms.Create alarm or Alarms.Modify alarm
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Send Email as an Alarm Action on page 114
You can use the SMTP agent included with vCenter Server to send email notications when alarms are
triggered.
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Send SNMP Traps as an Alarm on page 115
The SNMP agent included with vCenter Server can be used to send traps when alarms are triggered
on a vCenter Server instance. The default hardware health alarms send SNMP traps by default.
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Run a Script or a Command as an Alarm Action on page 116
You can congure an alarm to run a script or a command in the vSphere Web Client when the alarm is
triggered.
Procedure
1 Select the action that you want to change, or click the Add icon to add one.
2 Click in the Action column, and select an option from the drop-down menu.
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