Chapter 7. Events, Alarms, and Automated Actions
This chapter focuses on the monitoring options available in vCenter, including performance and storage monitoring, as well as possible response actions including e-mail alerts.
We will also discuss automation options, such as scheduled tasks and the Update Manager plugin, which can simplify patch management tasks.
In this chapter, we will cover:
Alarms and events
Monitoring host health, guest performance, storage usage, and snapshot size
Viewing and scheduling tasks
The Update Manager plugin—installation, baselines, scanning, and remediation