Users Guide

a. In the Data purge interval box, enter the frequency to delete the PowerManager data. You can enter values within 30
to 365 days.
b. Click Apply to save changes or click Discard to reset the settings to the default attributes.
Customize the alert display
1. Click OpenManage Enterprise > Application Settings>Alerts and expand the Alert Display Settings.
2. Select one of the following:
a. All — to enable the display of both acknowledged and unacknowledged alerts.
b. Unacknowledged — to enable the display of only the unacknowledged alerts.
NOTE: By default, the Alert Display Settings is set as Unacknowledged.
c. Acknowledged — to enable the display of only the acknowledged alerts.
3. Click Apply.
Changes to the Alert Display Settings would be impact the following OpenManage Enterprise pages:
● The upper-right corner of all the OpenManage Enterprise pages. See OpenManage Enterprise Graphical User Interface
overview on page 31.
● The Dashboard page. See Monitor devices by using the OpenManage Enterprise dashboard on page 33.
● The Devices page. See Donut chart on page 36.
● The Alert Log table under the Alerts page. See View the alert logs on page 88.
Configure SMTP, SNMP, and Syslog alerts
By clicking OpenManage Enterprise > Application Settings > Alerts, you can configure the email (SMTP) address that
receives system alerts, SNMP alert forwarding destinations, and Syslog forwarding properties. To manage these settings, you
must have the OpenManage Enterprise administrator level credentials.
To configure and authenticate the SMTP server that manages the email communication between the users and OpenManage
Enterprise:
1. Expand Email Configuration.
2. Enter the SMTP server network address that sends email messages.
3. To authenticate the SMTP server, select the Enable Authentication check box, and then enter the username and
password.
4. By default, the SMTP port number to be accessed is 25. Edit if necessary.
5. Select the Use SSL check box to secure your SMTP transaction.
6. Click Apply.
7. To reset the settings to default attributes, click Discard.
To configure the SNMP alert forwarding configuration:
1. Expand SNMP Alert Forwarding Configuration.
2. Select the ENABLED check box to enable the respective SNMP traps to send alerts in case of predefined events.
3. In the DESTINATION ADDRESS box, enter the IP address of the destination device that must receive the alert.
4. Select the SNMP version type from the SNMP VERSION drop-down menu. Currently, only SNMP V1 and SNMP V2
versions are supported.
5. In the COMMUNITY STRING box, enter the SNMP community string of the device that must receive the alert.
6. Default port number for SNMP traps=162. Edit if necessary. See Supported protocols and ports in OpenManage Enterprise
on page 28.
7. To test an SNMP message, click the Send button of the corresponding trap.
8. Click Apply. To reset the settings to default attributes, click Discard.
To update the Syslog forwarding configuration:
1. Expand Syslog Forwarding Configuration.
2. Select the check box to enable the Syslog feature on the respective server in the SERVER column.
3. In the DESTINATION ADDRESS/HOST NAME box, enter the IP address of the device that receives the Syslog messages.
4. Default port number by using UDP=514. Edit if necessary by entering or selecting from the box. See Supported protocols and
ports in OpenManage Enterprise on page 28.
5. Click Apply.
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