You can configure VMware Aria Operations for Logs to send notifications related to its own health.

If an email message cannot be delivered, you are notified of the error on the Web interface.

Prerequisites

  • Verify that you are logged in to the VMware Aria Operations for Logs web user interface as a Super Admin user, or a user associated with a role that has the relevant permissions. See Create and Modify Roles for more information. The URL format of the web user interface is https://operations-for-logs-host, where operations-for-logs-host is the IP address or host name of the VMware Aria Operations for Logs virtual appliance.

  • Verify that the SMTP server is configured for VMware Aria Operations for Logs. For more information, see Configure the SMTP Server for VMware Aria Operations for Logs.

Procedure

  1. Expand the main menu and navigate to Configuration > General.
  2. Under the Alerts header, set the system notifications.
    1. In the Email System Notifications To text box, type the email addresses to be notified.
      Use commas to separate multiple email addresses.
    2. Select the Retention notification threshold check box and set the threshold that triggers the notifications.
      A notification is sent when the amount of data the system can hold is insufficient for the time period specified. This value is calculated based on the current ingestion rate.
  3. Click Save.
  4. Click Restart Operations for Logs to apply your changes.