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Chapter 19 Managing Tasks, Events, and Alarms
TheAlarmstabintheinventorypaneldisplaysthelistofalarmsfortheselectedobject
thatareactivatedupondesignatedevents.Alarmscanapplytohostsandvirtual
machines,andcanbedefinedinparententitiessuchasfoldersorresourcepools.
TheAlarmstabhastwoviewsavailablethrough
buttons:
 Alarms–Displaystriggeredalarmsagainsttheselectedinventoryitem.
Figure 19-2. VI Client Connected to VirtualCenter Server > Inventory: Hosts and
Clusters > Host > Alarms Tab > Alarms Button
 Definitions–Displaysthealarmsthataremonitoringtheselectedinventoryitem.
Iftheeventconfiguredinanalarmoccurs,thealarmistriggeredandtheserver
takestheconfiguredaction(forexample,sendsanemailnotification).
Figure 19-3. VI Client Connected to VirtualCenter Server > Inventory: Hosts and
Clusters > Host > Alarms Tab > Definitions Button
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OTEAlarmsareconfigurableonlythroughtheVirtualCenterServer.ESXServer
hostsconnectedtoaVIClientdirectlydonothavethealarmsfunctionality.Togetthe
alarmfeatures,havetheVirtualCenterServermanagetheESXServer.