Users Guide

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Configuring an Automated Response to Alerts
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Server Administrator enables you to configure a response or action that the system automatically takes after receiving a Storage Management alert. This
feature is available using Server Administrator Alert Management.
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To access the Server Administrator Alert Management:
1. Select the System object in the tree view and click the Alert Management tab.
2. Click Storage Event.
3. Click the storage event you want to configure.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen.
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See the Server Administrator online help and the Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator User's Guide for more information.
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Alert Message Change History
Example: 2049 Physical disk removed: Physical Disk 0:14 Controller 1, Connector 0
SAS Physical Disk
Message Format: Physical Disk X:Y:Z Controller A, Connector B
Example: 2049 Physical disk removed: Physical Disk 0:0:14 Controller 1, Connector 0
Virtual Disk
Message Format: Virtual Disk X (Name) Controller A (Name)
Message Format: Virtual Disk X Controller A
Example: 2057 Virtual disk degraded: Virtual Disk 11 (Virtual Disk 11) Controller 1 (PERC 5/E Adapter)
NOTE: The virtual disk and controller names are not always displayed.
Enclosure:
Message Format: Enclosure X:Y Controller A, Connector B
Example: 2112 Enclosure shutdown: Enclosure 0:2 Controller 1, Connector 0
SCSI Power Supply
Message Format: Power Supply X Controller A, Connector B, Target ID
where Target ID refers to the SCSI ID of the SCSI processor device (EMM) managing the power supply.
Example: 2122 Redundancy degraded: Power Supply 1, Controller 1, Connector 0, Target ID 6
SAS Power Supply
Message Format: Power Supply X Controller A, Connector B, Enclosure C
Example: 2312 A power supply in the enclosure has an AC failure.: Power Supply 1, Controller 1, Connector 0, Enclosure 2
SCSI Temperature
Probe
Message Format: Temperature Probe X Controller A, Connector B, Target ID
where Target ID refers to the SCSI ID of the SCSI processor device (EMM) managing the temperature probe.
Example: 2101 Temperature dropped below the minimum warning threshold: Temperature Probe 1, Controller 1, Connector 0,
Target ID 6
SAS Temperature
Probe
Message Format: Temperature Probe X Controller A, Connector B, Enclosure C
Example Message: 2101 Temperature dropped below the minimum warning threshold: Temperature Probe 1, Controller 1,
Connector 0, Enclosure 2
SCSI Fan
Message Format: Fan X Controller A, Connector B, Target ID
where Target ID refers to the SCSI ID of the SCSI processor device (EMM) managing the fan.
Example: 2121 Device returned to normal: Fan 1, Controller 1, Connector 0, Target ID 6
SAS Fan
Message Format: Fan X Controller A, Connector B, Enclosure C
Example: 2121 Device returned to normal: Fan 1, Controller 1, Connector 0, Enclosure 2
SCSI EMM
Message Format: EMM X Controller A, Connector B, Target ID
where Target ID refers to the SCSI ID of the SCSI processor device or EMM.
Example: 2121 Device returned to normal: EMM 1, Controller 1, Connector 0, Target ID 6
SAS EMM
Message Format: EMM X Controller A, Connector B, Enclosure C
Example: 2121 Device returned to normal: EMM 1, Controller 1, Connector 0, Enclosure 2