VMware vCenter

Receive VMware vCenter alarm notifications via webhook.

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Quick Setup

Copy Webhook URL

Go to your Alert24 dashboard and copy the webhook URL for VMware vCenter.

Configure VMware vCenter

Add the webhook URL in your VMware vCenter settings.

Auto-Detected

Alert24 auto-detects VMware vCenter payloads and maps them to incidents.

Step-by-Step Setup Instructions

VMware vCenter Webhook Setup

1.In vCenter, go to Menu → Administration → Alarm Definitions

2.Edit an alarm or create a new one

3.Under Actions, add a Webhook action

4.Set the URL to the webhook URL shown above

5.Optionally configure the alarm trigger conditions and reset thresholds

6.Ensure the vCenter server can reach your webhook endpoint

Example Webhook Payload

This is a sample payload that VMware vCenter sends to Alert24 when an alert fires.

{
  "status": "red",
  "alarm": {
    "name": "Host CPU Usage - Critical",
    "description": "CPU usage on ESXi host exceeded 95%"
  },
  "entity": {
    "name": "esxi-host-01.example.com",
    "type": "HostSystem"
  },
  "datacenter": "DC-Primary",
  "triggeredTime": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "oldStatus": "yellow",
  "newStatus": "red"
}