Setup
Add Notification Configuration
- Login to vRA tenant
- Click on the Catalog tab
- Request the Add Notification Configuration vRA Catalog Item
- Fill out the form accordingly (see below) and Submit
Add Notification Configuration
Field | Value |
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Type |
Select VMLIFECYCLE as the desired notification type |
Configuration label |
No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
State |
Select when to send out a notification |
Message type |
Select the notification message type |
Format |
Select the desired format |
From address |
The email address that will be sending this notification This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page |
Title |
Notification title This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page |
Body |
Please update standard provided template accordingly Notification body For a WebService, the only payload accepted is This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page |
Field | Value |
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Message Server Configuration | |
New Message Server? | |
Message Server |
Shown when 'New Message Server?' is not checked Select the appropriate message server from the drop-down |
Configuration label |
Shown when 'New Message Server?' is checked No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
Message Server Address |
Shown when 'New Message Server?' is checked Message Server address |
Enable SSL? |
Shown when 'New Message Server?' is checked Check only if SSL is enabled on the message server |
Message Server port |
Shown when 'New Message Server?' is checked Message Server port |
Message Server HTTP verb |
Shown when 'New Message Server?' is checked and 'Message type' is WebService Select the HTTP Verb The HTTP verb used must be in the message body content to properly direct the server's behavior. The Notifications module does not modify URL with parameters. |
Enable credential? |
Shown when 'New Message Server?' is checked Check only if credentials are enabled on the message server |
Create credential? |
Check the checkbox to create a new credential. |
Credential |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is not checked Select the appropriate credential from an existing list of credentials |
Credential Configuration label |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
Username |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked Username that has necessary permissions |
Password |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked User's password |
Enable STARTTLS? |
Shown when 'New Message Server?' is checked and 'Message type' is Email Check to enable STARTTLS |
Network timeout |
Shown when 'New Message Server?' is checked Defaulted to 6000. Update accordingly |
Email Group Configuration | |
Shown when the 'Message Server Type' is Email | |
New Email Group? | |
Email Group |
Shown when 'New Email Group?' is not checked |
Configuration label |
No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
To addresses |
Shown when 'New Email Group?' is checked Enter all the email addresses to send the notifications TO This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page |
CC addresses |
Shown when 'New Email Group?' is checked Enter all the CC email addresses to send the notifications to This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page |
BCC addresses |
Shown when 'New Email Group?' is checked Enter all the BCC email addresses to send the notifications to This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page |
Add Notification Group
- Login to vRA tenant
- Click on the Catalog tab
- Request the Add Notification Group Configuration vRA Catalog Item
- Fill out the form accordingly (see below) and Submit
Add Notification Group Configuration
A Notification Group configuration holds multiple Notification Configurations
Field | Value |
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Configuration label |
No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
Type |
"A Notification Group does not need to be added for Notification types: SovLabs IPAM or Backup as a Service because it will be auto-generated when adding a Notification Configuration." Select VMLIFECYCLE as the type of Notifications Configurations to group |
Notifications |
Auto-populated list based on selected 'Type' Select all notification configurations for this notification group |