topic Re: creating alarm for vm deletion in vCenter™ Server Discussions

creating alarm for vm deletion

RUG201110141 — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:53:58 GMT

I would like to create an alarm definition for when a virtual machine is deleted from the inventory but can't seem to find the appropriate definition for this. Can somebody help me out with this? It isn't a Virtual Machine monitor with a trigger of VM - Removed because that isn't firing an alarm. Thanks for the help.

Re: creating alarm for vm deletion

AWo — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:51:55 GMT

Click on the "Alarm" tab of the object you like to have the alarm activated on (Organization, Cluster, Guest...).

Click "Definitions"

Right click into the right field and choose "New Alarm".

Definition:

Monitor: Virtual Machine and choose to "Monitor specific events..."

On the trigger tab add an Event and choose "VM removed".

The rest is up to you, how and when and what to do if the event occurs.

AWo

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Re: creating alarm for vm deletion

RUG201110141 — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:39:58 GMT

I did just exactly that as stated in my inquiry but it does not work. I created the alarm at the root of the vCenter hierarchy.

Re: creating alarm for vm deletion

CloudRulez — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:17:52 GMT

I have the same need but there is no solutionf or it.

Re: creating alarm for vm deletion

AWo — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:32:21 GMT

Interesting, I recently upgraded to vCenter 4.1 and this type of alarm isn't available, anymore. I can't find it.

AWo

Re: creating alarm for vm deletion

MuhammadSaeedz — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 09:27:30 GMT

I am using vcenter 5.1,, does any one know,, how to configure alarms for VM deletion in vcenter 5.1

Re: creating alarm for vm deletion

ScreamingSilenc — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 10:00:52 GMT

This KB should help http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1018029

Re: creating alarm for vm deletion

MuhammadSaeedz — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 10:06:27 GMT

Thank You Mustafa for answering , but I know how to create alarms,,I want to make an alarm for VM deletion

e:g if someone deletes any VM in VCenter it should trigger an alarm

What event i choose for VM deletion alarm

I am not able to find it yet

Re: creating alarm for vm deletion

jacktotom — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 19:21:04 GMT

this is not work on esxi 5.5 . any idea ?

Re: creating alarm for vm deletion

mcoliman89 — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 16:47:52 GMT

you must generate the alarm through the web client not from the vsphere client.