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b) For Certificate Check, to download and store the OMSA certificate and validate it during all future connections,
select Enable , or select Disable to perform no check and not store the certificate. Select Enable if you use
Active Directory.
9. Click Next.
10. The Test Connection window tests the entered iDRAC and Host Root Credentials on the selected servers. Do one of
the following:
– To begin the test, click Test Selected. The other options are inactive.
– To stop the tests click Abort Tests.
11. To complete the profile, click Save.
To manage connection profiles, see Managing Connection Profiles.
Configuring Events And Alarms
The Dell Management Center Events and Alarms page enables or disables all hardware alarms. The current alert status
is displayed on the vCenter Alarms tab. A critical event indicates actual or imminent data loss or system malfunction. A
warning event is not necessarily significant, but may indicate a possible future problem. Events and alarms can also be
enabled using the VMware Alarm Manager. Events are displayed on the vCenter Tasks & Events tab in the Hosts and
Clusters view.
NOTE: On hosts prior to 12G, this feature requires that the virtual appliance is configured as a trap destination in
OMSA to display host events in vCenter. For more information on OMSA, see
Setting Up An OMSA Trap
Destination.
You can configure events and alarms using in the Dell Management Center under the Settings option for Events and
Alarms.
To configure events and alarms:
1. In the Dell Management Center, under Settings → Events and Alarms , click Edit.
2. Under Event Posting Levels, select one of the following:
– Do not post any events - Block hardware events.
– Post All Events - Post all hardware events.
– Post only Critical and Warning Events - Post only critical or warning level hardware events.
– Post only Virtualization-Related Critical and Warning Events - Post only virtualization-related critical and
warning events; this is the default event posting level.
3. To enable all hardware alarms and events, select the Enable Alarms for Dell Hosts check box.
NOTE: Dell hosts that have alarms enabled respond to critical events by entering maintenance mode.
4. In the dialog box that displays, click Continue to accept this change, or click Cancel.
5. To restore the default vCenter alarm settings for all managed Dell servers, click Restore Default Alarms.
It may take up to a minute before the change takes effect.
6. To save, click Save.
About Proxy Configuration
The proxy settings define the HTTP proxy and any required credentials used to retrieve information from the Web
(including from Dell online), such as:
• Enable or disable the proxy server
• Enter the proxy server and port number needed
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