- To create alarms, the vSphere Client must be connected to a vCenter Server with the appropriate user permissions on all relevant objects. After an alarm is created, it is enabled even if the user who created it no longer has permissions.
To open the Alarm Settings dialog, perform any one of these operations:
- Click File > Prerequisites > Alarm.
- Click Inventory > object_type > Alarm > Add Alarm.
- Right-click the object and select Alarm > Add Alarm.
- In the Alarms tab, click the Definitions tab, right-click in the pane, and click New > Alarm.
- Click on the object in the inventory and press Ctrl+A.
Alarm Settings – General tab
To create a new alarm:
- Enter an alarm name and description.
- Define the type of alarm:
- In the Monitor list, click Virtual Machines.
- Select Monitor for specific conditions or state.
- Select Enable this alarm.
Alarm Settings – Triggers tab
State triggers are set off as soon as a state threshold or condition is achieved. You cannot define condition lengths for state alarms.
Note: You cannot use a virtual machine's Total Size on Disk or VM Snapshot Size triggers in combination with any other triggers.
To add a new alarm trigger:
- Click Add.
- In the Trigger Type dropdown, click VM Snapshot Size (GB).
- In the On Condition dropdown, click Is above.
- Double-click the Warning field and enter the desired value.
- Double-click the Alert field and enter the desired value.
