Notifications Design for vRealize Operations for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation

You configure notifications in vRealize Operations to send event messages to the user. You configure a Standard Email Plug-In to deliver outbound SMTP messages to users about system events.

Table 1. Design Decisions on Notifications for vRealize Operations

Decision ID	Design Decision	Design Justification	Design Implication
IOM-VROPS-CFG-018	Configure vRealize Operations to use an outbound SMTP mail server to route notifications for system events.	Integrates vRealize Operations system events notifications to users by email to provide an enhanced user experience.	You must maintain an SMTP server.