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Analysis Policy for failed VBA backup
I am already using the Default Analysis Policy to send me an email when any backup fails. How can I also send my VMware Admin an email when a VBA backup fails. Standard backup fails -> email me. VBA backup fails -> email me + VMware Admin. Any ideas?
umichklewis
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July 15th, 2016 07:00
One way to accomplish this is to make a new Analysis policy. In DPA, go to Policies > Analysis Policies and select "Create Policy". Here's an example:
In my case, I set two email addresses - my VMware admin and myself. When this rule is triggered, we both get the same alert. Now, go to Policies > Applied Analysis Policies. You can now apply your new policy to your VMware backups. Depending on your backup software (Avamar, Networker, etc.), you will have different steps. In my case, I have Avamar, I created a Group that contains the vCenter domain in Avamar (where all my VMs live). I will apply my new policy (VMBackup Failed) to that group. That means that any VMware backup clients that fail within Avamar will generate errors.
Let us know if that helps!
Karl