Symptom Definitions in VMware Aria
Operations
VMware Aria
Operations
Symptoms
are conditions that indicate problems in your environment. You can define symptoms in
VMware Aria
Operations
and add them to
alert definitions so that you know when a problem occurs with your monitored
objects.As data is collected from your monitored objects,
the data is compared to the defined symptom condition. If the condition is true, then
the symptom is triggered.
To define symptoms, from the left menu, click , and then in the right pane, click 
Symptom
Definitions
.You can define symptoms based on:
The symptoms defined in your environment are
managed in the Symptom Definitions. When the symptoms that are added to an alert
definition are triggered, they contribute to a generated alert.
- Define Symptoms to Cover All Possible Severities and Conditions
- Use a series of symptoms to describe incremental levels of concern. For example,Volume nearing capacity limitmight have a severity value of Warning whileVolume reached capacity limitmight have a severity level of Critical. The first symptom is not an immediate threat. The second symptom is an immediate threat.