PowerCLI Reference

Set-OMAlert

Synopsis

This cmdlet configures vRealize Operations Manager alerts.

Syntax

Set-OMAlert -TakeOwnership [-Alert] <OMAlert[]> [-Server <OMServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Set-OMAlert -ReleaseOwnership [-Alert] <OMAlert[]> [-Server <OMServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Set-OMAlert -SuspendMinutes <Int32> [-Alert] <OMAlert[]> [-Server <OMServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Set-OMAlert -Cancel [-Alert] <OMAlert[]> [-Server <OMServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-OMAlert

Detailed Description

This cmdlet configures vRealize Operations Manager alerts.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input
Alert	OMAlert[]	Specifies the alert you want to configure.	true	true (ByValue)
Cancel	SwitchParameter	Cancels the alert and changes the alert status from active to inactive.	true	false
Confirm	SwitchParameter	If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false, the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation.	false	false
ReleaseOwnership	SwitchParameter	Removes alert ownership from the assigned user.	true	false
Server	OMServer[]	Specifies the vRealize Operations Manager 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.	false	false
SuspendMinutes	Int32	Specifies the number of minutes for which the alert is suspended.	true	false
TakeOwnership	SwitchParameter	Assigns the alert ownership to the currently connected user.	true	false
WhatIf	SwitchParameter	Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified.	false	false

Return Type

The modified OMAlert objects

Notes

Examples

-------------- Example 1 --------------

$alert = Get-OMAlert -Id 'ID'
Set-OMAlert -Alert $alert -Cancel

Cancels the $alert alert.

-------------- Example 2 --------------

Set-OMAlert -Alert 'alert_name' -Server 'server_name' -TakeOwnership

Takes ownership for all alerts, filtered by alert name and server.

-------------- Example 3 --------------

$alert = Get-OMAlert -Id 'ID'
Set-OMAlert -Alert $alert -SuspendMinutes 1

Suspends the $alert alert for one minute.