Get-OMAlertDefinition

This cmdlet retrieves alert definitions from the specified VMware Aria Operations server. The alert definition is a template that contains a set of symptoms, recommendations, and actions. When at least one symptom is breached, an alert with the same name as the alert definition is generated.

Syntax

[-AdapterKind  <String[]>]
[-Criticality  <OMCriticality[]>]
[-Impact  <OMImpact[]>]
[-Name  <String[]>]
[-ResourceKind  <String[]>]
[-Server  <OMServer[]>]
[-SubType  <OMAlertSubtype[]>]
[-Type  <OMAlertType[]>]
[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required Parameter Name Type Position Features Description
optional
AdapterKind
String[] named Filters the alert definitions by the type of adapter that manages the selected base object type.
optional
Criticality
OMCriticality[] named Filters the alert definitions by level of importance. The possible values are None, Information, Warning, Immediate, Critical, SymptomBased, and Unknown.
optional
Impact
OMImpact[] named Filters the alert definitions by level of urgency. The possible values are Health, Risk, Efficiency, and Unknown.
optional
Name
String[] named
  • wildcards
  • Filters the alert definitions by the name of the alert.
    optional
    ResourceKind
    String[] named Filters the alert definitions by the type of the resource for which the alert was raised.
    optional
    Server
    OMServer[] named Specifies the Operations Management server from which you want to retrieve alerts. The value can be the connection object returned by the Connect-OMServer cmdlet or the object's name, which can be the IP or DNS address of the server machine.
    optional
    SubType
    OMAlertSubtype[] named Filters the alert definitions by the subtype of the alert.
    optional
    Type
    OMAlertType[] named Filters the alert definitions by the type of the alert.

    -Id  <String[]>
    [-Server  <OMServer[]>]
    [CommonParameters]

    Parameters

    Required Parameter Name Type Position Features Description
    required
    Id
    String[] named Filters the alert definitions by ID.
    optional
    Server
    OMServer[] named Specifies the Operations Management server from which you want to retrieve alerts. The value can be the connection object returned by the Connect-OMServer cmdlet or the object's name, which can be the IP or DNS address of the server machine.

    Output

    VMware.VimAutomation.vROps.Types.V1.OMAlertDefinition

    Examples


    Example 1

    Get-OMAlertDefinition -Criticality Critical

    Retrieves all alert definitions of a specified criticality.

    Example 2

    Get-OMAlertDefinition -Name *storage*

    Lists all alert definitions that contain the string storage in the name.

    Example 3

    $alertType = Get-OMAlertType -Name 'Network Alerts'
    $alertSubType = Get-OMAlertSubType -Id 'ID'
    Get-OMAlertDefinition -Type $alertType -SubType $alertSubType

    Retrieves all alert definitions by defined type and subtype.

    Example 4

    Get-OMAlertDefinition -AdapterKind VMWARE -ResourceKind VirtualMachine

    Retrieves all alert definitions for vCenter Server VirtualMachine objects.

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