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Enhancements to iDRAC7 Alert Notification
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To configure a custom message:
config command
racadm config -g cfgEmailAlert -o cfgEmailAlertCustomMsg -i [index]
[custom-message]
where [index] is the email destination index and [custom-message] is the custom message
set command
racadm set iDRAC.EmailAlert.CustomMsg.[index] [custom-message]
where [index] is the email destination index and[custom-message] is the custom message
To test the configured email alert, if required:
racadm testemail -i [index]
where [index] is the email destination index to test
SNMP Trap alerts
In previous generations of Dell PowerEdge servers, SNMP alerts were supported only for in-band
through OMSA. The Dell PowerEdge 12
th
generation servers with iDRAC7 support SNMP out-of-band
alerts. SNMP trap alerts are currently supported in two different types of formats: SNMPv1 and
SNMPv2.
Configuring SNMP trap alerts using the iDRAC7 web interface
You can configure SNMP alerts for any alert category by selecting the check box under SNMP Trap to
enable an SNMP alert for the event category. See Figure 5.
Configuring SNMP Trap alerts Figure 5.