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Procedure

1 Select the object on which to filter the events.

To filter events associated with one object, select the object in the inventory, click the Events tab, and

click Events.

To filter events associated with all objects, in the navigation bar, click Home > Management >

Events.

2 If the Name, Target or Status contains search field is not visible, select View > Filtering.

The search field appears.

3 Click the search field arrow and select the attributes to include in the search.

4 Type a keyword in the field and press Enter.

The events that match the search are retrieved and displayed in the events list.

Trigger and Alarm on an Event

You might find it useful to have an alarm notify you, or to have an action take place, when a particular event

occurs. vSphere provides a set of preconfigured alarms. You can create new, custom alarms and modify the

settings of existing ones.

Procedure

1 In the inventory, select the object on which to create the alarm.

For example, to create an alarm for all hosts in a cluster, display the cluster. To create an alarm for a single

host, display the host.

2 Select File > New > Alarm.

3 Complete the information on the General tab.

a Enter an alarm name and description.

b In Alarm Type, select the object to monitor and select Monitor for specific events occurring on this

object.

4 Click the Triggers tab and set up the alarm triggers.

5 Click to the Actions tab and set up the alarm actions.

The vCenter Server verifies the configuration of the alarm and adds the alarm to the list of alarms for the

selected object.

For help on configuring the values on each tab, click Help.

Export Events Data

You can export all or part of the events data stored in the vCenter Server database.

Prerequisites

You must have a vSphere Web Client or a vSphere Client connected to a vCenter Server.

Required Privilege: Read-only

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