vSphere includes a feature to disable alarms on specific leaf object in the inventory, even if those are defined on one of its parents. This feature is helpful, if a specific alarm is not applicable for a given object.

You can access alarms in the Configure tab.

Note: UI automatically enables "Disable/Enable" buttons for alarm specific leaf entities.

Prerequisites

Required Privilege: Alarms.Disable or enable alarm on entity

Procedure

  1. Select an inventory object, click the Configure tab, and click More.
  2. Click Alarm Definitions.
  3. Select an Alarm.
  4. Click Disable to disable the alarm on that entity.