Users Guide

60 Instrumentation Service
• View the Alert log for a list of all events generated by the Server Administrator Instrumentation Service
in response to changes in the status of sensors and other monitored parameters.
NOTE: See the Server Administrator Messages Reference Guide for a complete explanation of each alert
event ID's corresponding description, severity level, and cause.
• View the POST log for a list of the POST codes and their corresponding descriptions recorded during
system start-up.
• View the Command log for a list of each command executed from either the Server Administrator
home page or from its command line interface.
NOTE: See "Server Administrator Logs" for complete instructions on viewing, printing, saving, and e-mailing logs.
Alert Management
Subtabs: Alert Actions | Platform Events | SNMP Traps
Under the Alert Management tab, you can:
• View current alert actions settings and set the alert actions that you want to be performed in the event
that a system component sensor returns a warning or failure value.
• View current Platform Event Filter settings and set the Platform Event Filtering actions to be
performed in the event that a system component sensor returns a warning or failure value. You can also
use the
Configure Destination option to select a destination where an alert for a platform event is to
be sent.
• View current SNMP trap alert thresholds and set the alert threshold levels for instrumented system
components. The selected traps will be triggered if the system generates a corresponding event at the
selected severity level.
NOTE: Alert actions for all potential system component sensors are listed on the Alert Actions window, even
if they are not present on your system. Setting alert actions for system component sensors that are not
present on your system has no effect.
Update
Subtab: Software
The Update tab in Server Administrator allows you to view the system component version report.
Use the Dell™ Server Update Utility application CD to view the complete version report and to update
an entire system. To update individual components, use component specific Dell Update Packages.
NOTE: Update functionality is not supported in this release. The Dell Server Update Utility and Dell Update
Packages can be downloaded from support.dell.com. These are supported on Microsoft Windows and Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux.
NOTE: The Dell Server Update Utility or Dell Update Packages must be launched from the system you want to update.