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title: "Alarms and Events VAST CLI Commands"
slug: "alarms-and-events-vast-cli-commands"
tags: ["5.4"]
updated: 2026-10-28T01:53:57Z
published: 2026-10-28T01:53:57Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/alarms-and-events-vast-cli-commands"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vastdata.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Alarms and Events VAST CLI Commands

To manage alarms and events via the [CLI](/docs-5-4/docs/using-the-vast-cli), use the following commands.

> [!TIP]
> Tip
> 
> For full CLI command syntax, including VAST arguments, enter the command at the CLI prompt in the *<command> <subcommand>* format provided in the table, followed by *?*.

| Task | Command |
| --- | --- |
| Display alarms, with filtering options | [alarm list](/docs-5-4/docs/en/alarm-list) |
| Clear all alarms | [alarm clear](/docs-5-4/docs/en/alarm-clear) |
| Display details of a specific alarm | [alarm show](/docs-5-4/docs/en/alarm-show) |
| Delete a specific alarm | [alarm delete](/docs-5-4/docs/en/alarm-delete) |
| Display all events | [event list](/docs-5-4/docs/en/event-list) |
| Display details of a specific event | [event show](/docs-5-4/docs/en/event-show) |
| Display global and default event definition settings | [eventdefinitionconfig list](/docs-5-4/docs/en/eventdefinitionconfig-list), [eventdefinitionconfig show](/docs-5-4/docs/en/eventdefinitionconfig-show) |
| Modify global and default event definition settings | [eventdefinitionconfig modify](/docs-5-4/docs/en/eventdefinitionconfig-modify) |
| Display all event definitions | [eventdefinition list](/docs-5-4/docs/en/eventdefinition-list) |
| Display details of a specific event definition | [eventdefinition show](/docs-5-4/docs/en/eventdefinition-show) |
| Modify event definition | [eventdefinition modify](/docs-5-4/docs/en/eventdefinition-modify) |
| Set up custom event actions (webhook, email) | [eventdefinition modify](/docs-5-4/docs/en/eventdefinition-modify) |
| Send test actions for a specific event definition | [eventdefinition test](/docs-5-4/docs/en/eventdefinition-test) |