Configure the webhook in vRealize Operations
Configure webhook endpoints so that vRealize Operations can use the endpoint to communicate with Incident Response.
Before you begin
Role required: Responder, Manager, or Administrator
About this task
Note: While this integration with a third-party product is
supported, the documentation here is based upon information provided by that third-party.
More current information about the operation of that third-party’s system may be available
from them directly.
Procedure
- Log in to your vRealize Operations application console.
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Add custom payload template.
- On the vROps console, navigate to Configure > Alerts > Payload Templates.
- Click ellipses and then select Import.
- Click Browse and navigate to the location where
the custom payload template is downloaded.Note: If you have not downloaded the custom payload template earlier, you can do it by clicking the LightStep Webhook Template.json file from the Instructions section given in the vRealize Operations integration UI page.
- Select the payload template.
- Click Import.
The template contains all the necessary configuration details.
- On the vROps console, navigate to Configure > Alerts > Payload Templates.
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Add a new Outbound Notification method.
- On the vROps console, navigate to Configure > Alerts > Outbound Settings.
- Under the Outbound Settings tab, click
Add.
- In the Plugin Type field, select Webhook Notification Plugin.
- In the Instanc Name field, enter a name for the instance.
- In the Url field, enter the webhook URL that you have already created in Create a webhook endpoint for vRealize Operations.
- Click Test to ensure that the connection is successful.
- Click Save.
- On the vROps console, navigate to Configure > Alerts > Outbound Settings.
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Adding Notification Rule.
- On the vROps console, navigate to Configure > Alerts > Notifications.
- Click Add.
- Under the Notification tab:
- In the Name field, enter the name for the notification rule.
- In the Description field, enter the description for the notification.
- Enable Notification status.
- Click Next.
- Under the Define Criteria tab, configure the
filter criteria based on which notifications will be sent and click
Next.
- Under the Set Outbound Method tab, perform the
following actions:
- In the Outbound method field, select Webhook Notification Plugin.
- From the drop-down list, select the instance that you have
already created.
- Click Next.
- Under the Select Payload Template tab, in the
Payload template field, select the payload
template that you have already imported.
- Click CREATE.
A notification policy is created.
- On the vROps console, navigate to Configure > Alerts > Notifications.
Results
vRealize Operations performs checks as per the defined policy and sends the information as alerts to Incident Response.