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Enhancements to iDRAC7 Alert Notification
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Remote System Log alerts
Using iDRAC7 for Dell PowerEdge 12
th
generation servers, you can configure alerts to be send to a
remote syslog. To send an event alert to a remote syslog sever, select the corresponding check box
under Remote System Log. See Figure 8.
Configuring Remote System Log alerts Figure 8.
Note: Remote syslog is an Enterprise level license feature, and is not available at the Express level.
Configuring remote syslog in the iDRAC7 web interface
1. Select Overview > Server > Logs > Settings.
2. Select the Remote Syslog Enabled check box.
3. To define the server location, enter the destination server address in the Syslog Server field and
enter the Port Number.
4. Click Apply.
Remote Syslog Settings Figure 9.