White Papers

Introduction
Best practices for Alert Management using Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager
1 Introduction
This white paper illustrates several examples and provides complete steps on how to gain maximum benefit
of Alerts feature. Also, the paper describes the alert actions in OpenManage Enterprise and provides
information on how IT administrator can leverage them.
1.1 Power Manager Events
• Threshold alerts
- Critical Alert for Power—If the critical power threshold is set on a device or group and the
threshold is exceeded, then there is an internal notification or alert generated in
OpenManage Enterprise in Alert Log.
- Warning Alert for Power—If the warning power threshold is set on a device or group and the
threshold is exceeded, then there is an internal notification or alert generated in
OpenManage Enterprise in Alert Log.
- Power Return to Normal—If the critical or warning power threshold is set on a device or
group and the power return to normal, then there is an internal notification or alert generated
in OpenManage Enterprise in Alert Log.
- Critical Alert for Thermal—If the critical thermal threshold is set on a device or group and if
this threshold is exceeded, then there is an internal notification or alert generated in
OpenManage Enterprise in Alert Log.
- Warning Alert for Thermal—If the warning thermal threshold is set on a device or group and
if this threshold is exceeded, then there is an internal notification or alert generated in
OpenManage Enterprise in Alert Log.
- Thermal Return to Normal—If the critical or warning thermal threshold is set on a device or
group and if the thermal value exceeds the threshold and returns to normal, then there is an
internal notification or alert generated in OpenManage Enterprise in Alert Log.
• Group membership
- Warning Alert for Group Membership Changes—If the power cap policy is set on a group
and if the group membership changes by either adding or removing devices from that group,
then there is an internal notification or alert generated in OpenManage Enterprise in Alert
Log.
• Group Power policy
- Critical Alert for Power Policy - If the power cap policy is set on a group and present power
value exceeds the power cap, then there is an internal notification or alert generated in
OpenManage Enterprise in Alert Log.
- Power Return to Normal—If the power cap policy is set on a group and power value exceeds
the power cap later returns to normal, then there is an internal notification or alert generated
in OpenManage Enterprise in Alert Log.