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omconfig system
Use the omconfig system commands to clear logs, determine how various shutdown actions occur, set
initial values or edit values for cost of ownership information, and determine how to respond to a hung
operating system.
omconfig system alertaction
You can use the omconfig system alertaction command to determine how Server Administrator responds
when a component has a warning or failure event.
Defining Alert Actions
An alert action is an action that you can specify for your system to take when specified conditions are
met. Alert actions determine in advance what actions are to be taken for warning or failure events on
intrusion, fans, temperatures, voltages, power supplies, memory, and redundancy.
For example, if a fan probe on your system reads a fan RPM of 300 and your minimum warning threshold
value for that fan probe is 600 RPM, then your system generates a fan probe warning. Alert action
settings determine how persons are notified of this event. For temperature, voltage, and current probe
readings that fall within the warning or failure range, you can also configure alert actions.
Syntax for Setting Alert Actions
Setting an alert action requires two name=value pairs. The first name=value pair is the event type.
The second name=value pair is the action you want to take for this event. For example, in the command:
omconfig system alertaction event=powersupply broadcast=true
the event is a power supply failure and the action is to broadcast a message to all Server
Administrator users.
Available Alert Actions
Table 4-19 shows the alert actions for each component that allows you to configure an alert action
.
Table 4-19. Alert Actions You Can Set for Warning and Failure Events
Alert Action Setting Description
alert=true | false true: Enables your system's console alert. When enabled, the monitor
attached to the system from which you are running Server Administrator
displays a visual alert message.
false: Disables your system's console alert.
broadcast=true | false true: Enables a message or alert to be broadcast to all users who have drives
mapped to the system (Windows) or who are logged into the
system (Linux).
false: Disables alert broadcasts.