FAQ

Executive summary
4 Manage iDRAC alerts by using the Redfish Eventing feature in YX3X and later PowerEdge servers
Executive summary
In the entire server lifecycle, several events may occur that administrators must be notified about to take
corrective and preventive actions. Therefore, iDRAC supports the alerts-notification feature by using the
Redfish Eventing feature. Alerts are streamed to client-created destinations either through Server Sent Events
(SSE) or HTTP Push subscription mechanism. iDRAC8 supports Redfish Eventing for alerts by using the
HTTP push style Eventing. However, iDRAC9 and later versions support both SSE and HTTP push style
Eventing.
Each alert event includes necessary information such as Message, Severity, and Resolution that helps
administrators quickly identify issues in the data center environment. The alerts combined with Telemetry and
Lifecycle events enables administrators to analyze the failure trend or predict the future failures.