Configuring Events And Alarms
For detailed information about events and alarms see Understanding Alarms and Events. Configure events and alarms on the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Management > Settings tab. Under vCenter Settings, expand the Events and Alarms heading to display the current vCenter Alarms for Dell Hosts (Enabled or Disabled), or for all and the Event Posting Level.
In the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Manage > Settings tab, next to vCenter Settings use the drop-down list to select the vCenter server or All vCenter Servers to included with this setting.
If you selected All Registered Servers, the options may display blank. This lets you configure the settings for all the registered vCenters at once. If the vCenters had the same settings, they will appear.To the right side of Events and Alarms, click the Edit icon.
To enable all hardware alarms and events, select the Enable Alarms for all Dell Hosts check box.
To restore the default vCenter alarm settings for all managed Dell servers, click Restore Default Alarms.
It may take up to a minute before the change takes effect.Under Event Posting Level, select one of the following:
- Do not post any events
This options blocks hardware events.
- Post All Events
This option posts all hardware events.
- Post only Critical and Warning Events
This option posts only critical or warning level hardware events.
- Post only Virtualization-Related Critical and Warning Events
This option posts only virtualization-related critical and warning events. This is the default event posting level.
- Do not post any events
If you want to apply these settings to all vCenters, select the Apply these settings to all vCenters check box.
This option is grayed out if you already selected All Registered vCenters from the drop-down list on the Setting page.To save, click Apply.