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vCenter trigger condition, host name vs network name vs DNS name

Hi everyone, this is my first post so if I'm asking in the wrong place please let me know Smiley Happy

I was wondering if it is possible to have a vCenter alarm trigger based upon the host name of a virtual machine. I have tried the trigger conditions for "Host name" and "Network name" but with no success.

Basically I want my alarm to trigger when the machine is powered off, but ONLY when the Host name is equal to a certain string. In the screenshot below, I only want the alarm to trigger if the Host name = "ubuntusucks". (I actually like ubuntu, just a test name Smiley Happy )

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Any idea if this is possible? In the vCenter Summary tab for the Virtual Machine it shows the "DNS name" as ubuntusucks, as can be seen below. In the vCenter trigger conditions, however, there is no option for "DNS name". The only options are "Host name" and "Network name".

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Thanks in advance for any suggestions you might have Smiley Happy

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