Users Guide

1. To enable traps:
racadm set idrac.SNMP.Alert.<index>.Enable <n>
Parameter Description
<index>
Destination index. Allowed values are 1 through 8.
<n>=0
<n>=1
Disable the trap
Enable the trap
2. To configure the trap destination address:
racadm set idrac.SNMP.Alert.<index>.DestAddr <Address>
Parameter Description
<index>
Destination index. Allowed values are 1 through 8.
<Address>
A valid IPv4, IPv6, or FQDN address
3. Configure the SNMP community name string:
racadm set idrac.ipmilan.communityname <community_name>
Parameter
Description
<community_name>
The SNMP Community Name.
4. To configure SNMP destination:
● Set the SNMP trap destination for SNMPv3:
racadm set idrac.SNMP.Alert.<index>.DestAddr <IP address>
● Set SNMPv3 users for trap destinations:
racadm set idrac.SNMP.Alert.<index>.SNMPv3Username <user_name>
● Enable SNMPv3 for a user:
racadm set idrac.users.<index>.SNMPv3Enable Enabled
5. To test the trap, if required:
racadm testtrap -i <index>
For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
Configuring IP alert destinations using iDRAC settings utility
You can configure alert destinations (IPv4, IPv6, or FQDN) using the iDRAC Settings utility. To do this:
1. In the iDRAC Settings utility, go to Alerts.
The iDRAC Settings Alerts page is displayed.
2. Under Trap Settings, enable the IP address(es) to receive the traps and enter the IPv4, IPv6, or FQDN destination
address(es). You can specify up to eight addresses.
3. Enter the community string name.
For information about the options, see the iDRAC Settings Utility Online Help.
4. Click Back, click Finish, and then click Yes.
The alert destinations are configured.
Configuring iDRAC to send alerts
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