Owner's Manual

Predefined Events
A predefined event is an event that Power Center defines based on system conditions. Device support for events
includes:
• PDU/UPS devices – To receive events, you must subscribe to the event from the console of that PDU or UPS.
• Dell PowerEdge tower and rack servers – Support all IPMI events (IPMI Power Unit, IPMI Power Supply, IPMI
Processor Temperature Trip, IPMI Fan).
• Dell PowerEdge blade servers – Only support IPMI Processor Temperature Trip events.
• Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) – Only supports the IPMI trap format. To receive events from
an iDRAC device, make sure the alert function is enabled and the IPMI trap format is selected for all Power
Center-supported events in the iDRAC management console (IPMI Power Unit, IPMI Power Supply, IPMI
Processor Temperature Trip, IPMI Fan). For example, in the iDRAC7 management console, you must select IPMI
trap for all PWR/PSU/CPU/Fan-related alerts.
NOTE: For more information on using the iDRAC management console, see iDRAC documentation.
Table 8. Power Center Events and Severity Levels
Type Description Severity Level
Blades Change In Chassis Some blades in a chassis have
changed; you must manually
rediscover the chassis. Power Center
detects chassis changes once every
15 minutes
Informative
Cannot Register Event on Device The device cannot register device
events to the Power Center server
automatically.
Warning
Communication with Chassis Failed Power Center lost communication
with the chassis.
Warning
Communication with Chassis Restored Power Center restored
communication with the chassis.
Informative
Communication With Node Failed Power Center lost communication
with the device.
Warning
Communication With Node Restored Power Center restored
communication with the device.
Informative
Database Maintenance Success Database maintenance completed
successfully.
Informative
Hierarchy Change Policy A group structure has affected a
policy.
Warning
Internal Error Power Center internal error. Warning
IPMI Power Unit Events related to the server power
unit.
Critical
IPMI Power Supply Events related to the server power
supply.
Critical
IPMI Processor Temperature Trip Events related to the server processor
temperature trip.
Critical
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