Creating an Alert for Unprotected VMs

You can use the information in the Virtual Machine Infrastructure Report to generate an alert that provides a list of unprotected VMs.

Procedure

  1. Open the Virtual Machine Infrastructure report.

  2. In the Details table, click Settings table settings button, and then click Configure alert.

    The Configure alert dialog box appears.

  3. Enter the following information:

    • Name: A descriptive name for the alert notification (for example, "Unprotected VMs").

    • Send notification with: Select Information.

    • For the first alert condition, select Is Protected, equal to, and No.

    • To exclude VMs that do not have any data, click Add Condition, and then select Guest Size (GB), more than, and 0.

      You can add other conditions, such as adding a filter for specific VMs or specifying a client computer group.

    • Under Notifications, select Email, and then in the Recipients box, enter your email address.

    • Under Schedule, configure the time and frequency to send the alert.

    configure alert dialog box

  4. Click Save.

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