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  • 1.  Generate an alert if an individual deletes a VM?

    Posted Oct 18, 2018 06:52 PM

    Is there a way to generate an alert if the Virtual Machine is deleted in vSphere or vROPs?



  • 2.  RE: Generate an alert if an individual deletes a VM?

    Posted Oct 18, 2018 08:37 PM

    Yes, you can.

    If I am not mistaken when you create the alert, there is an event called "VM removed".

    Just create an alarm that triggers that event.



  • 3.  RE: Generate an alert if an individual deletes a VM?

    Posted Oct 18, 2018 09:31 PM

    Am I viewing the wrong data from the screenshots below.

    The same triggers appear in our ESXi 6.5 environment and the VM deleted or VM removed options doesn't appear.

    Monitor for specific conditions or state, for example, CPU usage, power state

    Monitor for specific events occurring object, for example, VM powered On.



  • 4.  RE: Generate an alert if an individual deletes a VM?

    Posted Oct 19, 2018 10:06 AM

    Hi,

    I also checked in the vSphere Web Client and it doesn't appear.

    I remember that existed before but maybe it was deleted in newer releases.

    I tested another called 'VM disconnected' but it doesn't trigger when you Delete the VM from Disk.

    I will check it later in my lab.



  • 5.  RE: Generate an alert if an individual deletes a VM?

    Posted Aug 20, 2021 03:32 PM

    I know this is a long shot... but did you find any solution for this?



  • 6.  RE: Generate an alert if an individual deletes a VM?

    Posted Sep 11, 2022 05:26 PM

    Do we have an alarm definition of VM delete or remove alarm in 6.7 vCenter.



  • 7.  RE: Generate an alert if an individual deletes a VM?

    Posted Sep 14, 2022 12:20 AM

     

     

    Have you try using VMware vRealize Log Insights? If not try deploy that, it will sure helps you to generate alerts and pinpoints who actually initiate that event.

    https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/info/slug/infrastructure_operations_management/vmware_vrealize_log_insight/8_6 

     

    Regards,

    Sam