Configure email alerts for hardware failures

[Paul Storic]

Our ESXi 5.5 environment goes live today and now that it will be in production I was wondering if there was a way to setup email alerts for hardware failures. For example, if one drive goes bad in our RAID array, I want to be emailed about it. Is that possible and is there a link to instructions on how to set that up?

[rcporto]

Are you using vCenter Server, if yes. go to Alarm tabs, change to Definitions view and you will see an screen like that:

Select one of the alarms that you wants be notified, double click, go to Actions tab and add the action "Send a notification email" and type the email address:

[Paul Storic]

@Richardson I see that screen but where do i configure the SMTP info in order for the alert to work

[rcporto]

Go to menu Administration -> vCenter Server Settings -> Mail and type SMTP Server and Sender Account.

[Paul Storic]

Thanks for the help

[rcporto]

You're welcome,

And don't forget to award points for helpful or correct answers.

[Paul Storic]

Looks like it can't use authentication though, just a host name or IP

[Vikas Shitole]

Below are some of the imp alarms can be set from vCenter:

• Degraded Storage Path Redundancy

• Duplicate IP Detected
• HA Agent Error
• Host connection lost
• Host error
• Host warning
• Host WWN changed
• Host WWN conflict
• Lost Network Connectivity
• Lost Network Redundancy

• Lost Storage Connectivity
• Lost Storage Path Redundancy

Highlighted ones will solve your problem.

Plz refer on how to configure :http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2011/03/03/managing-availability-through-vcenter-alarms/

Let me know if you need any help.

[RubyIvy]

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