This article provides information about configuring alerts and setting reporting levels using the VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat Console.

Configuring Alerts

1. Click Advanced > Alerts > Configuration.
2. Critical red alerts and less serious yellow alerts can be manually reconfigured. The alerts are preconfigured with the recommended alerting levels. Reconfigure alerts to yellow or red by selecting Trigger Yellow Alert or Trigger Red Alert.
3. Click Apply to save your new configuration.
4. Reset resets the screen to the last changes applied.
   
   

Setting up Alerts Reporting

1. When you are satisfied with the trigger levels, click the Reporting tab in the Standard mode to configure the recipients of emailed alerts. Emails can be sent for both red and yellow alert triggers.
2. To configure alerts, Send mail on red alert and/or Send mail on yellow alert must be selected.
3. Enter the recipients fully qualified email addresses into rows in the table Mail Recipients for the trigger level alert.
   
4. • Click Add Row.
   • Delete an email address from the tables by clicking Delete Row.
   • Clear an entire recipient list table by clicking Trash Can.

Testing Alerts

1. Configure the mail host, send mail address, and authentication configuration via VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat Console Advanced > System > Configuration. Click on Apply.
2. Click Alerts > Configuration and check that Testing Alert Reporting is selected.
3. Click Alerts > Reporting. Click Test Alert Reporting.
4. Check the mail accounts for appropriate messages.
   
   

Importance : Warning
Type : Sending mail failed
Source : Primary (while active)

Unable to mail alert message Could not connect to SMTP host: 192.168.27.27, port: 25;
nested exception is:
java.net.NoRouteToHostException: No route to host: connect