vSphere Web Services API
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Managed Object - Alarm(vim.alarm.Alarm)
- Property of
 - AlarmEventArgument, AlarmInfo, AlarmState, EventFilterSpec, TaskFilterSpec, TaskReasonAlarm
 - Parameter to
 - AcknowledgeAlarm, DisableAlarm, EnableAlarm
 - Returned by
 - CreateAlarm, GetAlarm
 - Extends
 - ExtensibleManagedObject
 - See also
 - AlarmInfo, AlarmSpec
 - Since
 - 2.0
 
Managed Object Description
This managed object type defines an alarm that is triggered and an action that occurs due to the triggered alarm when certain conditions are met on a specific ManagedEntity object.Properties
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| info P | AlarmInfo | 
         Information about this alarm.
       | 
| Properties inherited from ExtensibleManagedObject | ||
| availableField, value | ||
Methods
| Methods defined in this Managed Object | 
|---|
| ReconfigureAlarm, RemoveAlarm | 
| Methods inherited from ExtensibleManagedObject | 
| setCustomValue | 
ReconfigureAlarm(reconfigure)
Reconfigures the alarm properties. This operation requires access privileges on the entity with which the alarm is associated.In addition to the Alarm.Edit privilege, may also require the Global.ScriptAction if a RunScriptAction action is specified in the AlarmSpec.
- Required Privileges
 - Alarm.Edit
 
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| _this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the Alarm used to make the method call. | 
| spec | AlarmSpec | 
         The new specification for the alarm.
      
Since 2.0 | 
Return Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| None | |
Faults
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| DuplicateName | Thrown if an alarm with the name already exists. | 
| InvalidName | Thrown if the alarm name is empty or too long. | 
| RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error. | 
Events
| Type | |
|---|---|
| None | |
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RemoveAlarm(remove)
Removes the alarm.- Required Privileges
 - Alarm.Delete
 
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| _this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the Alarm used to make the method call. | 
Return Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| None | |
Faults
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error. | 
Events
| Type | |
|---|---|
| None | |
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