User's Manual

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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 Descriptions and Corrective Actions
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The following sections describe alerts generated by the RAID controllers supported by Storage Management. The alerts are displayed in the Server
Administrator Alert subtab or through Windows Event Viewer.
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To locate an alert, scroll through the following sections to find the alert number displayed on the Server Administrator Alert tab or search this document for the
alert message text or number.
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2048
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Description: Device failed
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Cause: A storage component such as a physical disk or an enclosure has failed. The failed component may have been identified by the controller while
performing a task such as a rescan or a check consistency.
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Action: Replace the failed component. You can identify which component has failed by locating the component that has a red X for its status. Perform a rescan
after replacing the failed component.
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Severity: Critical/Failure/Error. See "Alert Severity Levels" for more information.
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Enclosure:
Message Format: Enclosure X:Y Controller A, Connector B
Example: 2112 Enclosure shutdown: Enclosure 0:2 Controller 1, Connector 0
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
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
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
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