Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- User’s Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- What’s New for Version 5.1
- Setup and Administration
- Installing Server Administrator
- Using Server Administrator
- Instrumentation Service
- Remote Access Service
- Overview
- Hardware Prerequisites
- Software Prerequisites
- Adding and Configuring DRAC Users
- Configuring an Existing DRAC User
- Configuring the DRAC Network Properties
- Configuring the DRAC Alert Properties
- Configuring DRAC III Dial-in (PPP) Users and Modem Settings
- Configuring the DRAC Remote Features Properties
- Configuring DRAC Security
- Accessing and Using a Dell Remote Access Controller
- Working With the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
- Storage Management Service
- Server Administrator Logs
- Troubleshooting
- Glossary
- Index
96 Working With the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
• Processor Absent
• Processor Warning
• Processor Failure
• PS/VRM/DCtoDC Warning
• PS/VRM/DCtoDC Failure
• Hardware Log Failure
• Automatic System Recovery
• Battery Probe Warning
• Battery Probe Failure
• Power Supply Absent
NOTE: The Enable Platform Event Filters Alerts setting disables or enables platform event filter alert
generation. It is independent of the individual platform event alert settings.
4
Choose the platform event for which you want to take shutdown actions or generate alerts for selected
actions and click
Set Platform Events
.
The
Set Platform Events
window allows you to specify the actions to be taken if the system is to be
shut down in response to a platform event.
5
Select one of the following actions:
•None
Takes no action when the operating system is hung or has crashed.
• Reboot System
Shuts down the operating system and initiates system startup, performing BIOS checks and
reloading the operating system.
• Power Cycle System
Turns the electrical power to the system off, pauses, turns the power on, and reboots the system.
Power cycling is useful when you want to reinitialize system components such as hard drives.
• Power Off System
Turns off the electrical power to the system.
NOTICE: If you select a Platform Event shutdown action other than none, your system will shut down
forcefully when the specified event occurs. This shutdown is initiated by firmware and is done without first
shutting down the operating system or any running applications.
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.