Users Guide

Icon Alert Description
loss of function, such as crossing
a failure threshold or a hardware
failure.
Unknown Alerts An event has occurred but there is
insufficient information to classify
it.
Information Alerts Provides information only.
Viewing Internal Alerts
Before viewing internal alerts, ensure that you enable internal health alerts in the Alert Settings of the
Settings tab. See Alert Settings.
To view internal alerts, click Manage → Alerts → Alert Logs → All Internal Alerts.
The All Internal Alerts filter is a reference to the internal alerts that OpenManage Essentials generates
when a change occurs in the global health or connection status of a managed device.
Viewing Alert Categories
To view alert categories, click Manage → Alerts → Alert Categories.
The predefined alert categories are listed in alphabetical order.
Viewing Alert Source Details
To view an alert category, in the alert categories list, expand an alert category, and then select an alert
source.
NOTE: You cannot create a new event source.
For example, expand Environmental alert category and then select the alertCoolingDeviceFailure alert
source.
Alert Source Values and Descriptions for alertCoolingDeviceFailure
Field Name Value Description
Name alertCoolingDeviceFailure
Type SNMP An SNMP alert based source.
Catalog MIB - 10892
Severity Critical If this alert is received then the
system is in critical state and
immediate action is required.
Format String $3
SNMP Enterprise OID .1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1
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