Users Guide

Working With the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) 85
6 Select the Generate Alert check box for the alerts to be sent.
NOTE: To generate an alert, you must select both Generate Alert and the Enable Platform Events
Alerts settings.
7 Click Apply Changes .
8 Click Go Back to Platform Events Page to go back to the Platform Event Filters window.
Setting Platform Event Alert Destinations
You can also use the Platform Event Filters window to select a destination where an alert for a platform
event is to be sent. Depending on the number of destinations that are displayed, you can configure a
separate IP address for each destination address. A platform event alert will be sent to each destination IP
address that you configure.
1
Click Configure Destinations in the Platform Event Filters window.
The
Configure Destinations window displays a number of destinations.
2 Click the number of the destination you want to configure.
NOTE: The number of destinations that you can configure on a given system may vary.
3 Select the Enable Destination check-box.
4 Click Destination Number to enter an individual IP address for that destination. This IP address is the
IP address to which the platform event alert will be sent.
5 Enter a value in the Community String field to act as a password to authenticate messages sent
between a management station and a managed system. The community string (also called the
community name) is sent in every packet between the management station and a managed system.
6 Click Apply Changes .
7 Click Go Back to Platform Events Page to go back to the Platform Event Filters window.
Configuring the BMC to use a Serial Over LAN (SOL) Connection
You can configure the BMC for communication over a serial over LAN connection.
1
Click the System object.
2 Click the Main System Chassis object.
3 Click the Remote Access object.
4 Click the Configuration tab.
5 Click Serial Over LAN .
The
Serial Over LAN Configuration window appears.