# Managed Object - Alarm(vim.alarm.Alarm)

Property of
  AlarmEventArgument, AlarmInfo, AlarmState, EventFilterSpec, TaskFilterSpec, TaskReasonAlarm
Parameter to
  AcknowledgeAlarm
Returned by
  CreateAlarm, GetAlarm
Extends
  ExtensibleManagedObject
See also
  AlarmInfo, AlarmSpec

## 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

P Required privilege: System.View

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.

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
DuplicateName | Thrown if an alarm with the name already exists.
InvalidArgument | Thrown if the specification is invalid.
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

Show WSDL type definition
<element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="ReconfigureAlarm" type="vim25:ReconfigureAlarmRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="ReconfigureAlarmResponse"> <complexType/> </element>

# 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

Show WSDL type definition
<element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="RemoveAlarm" type="vim25:RemoveAlarmRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="RemoveAlarmResponse"> <complexType/> </element>