Reference Guide

Omconfig System Or Omconfig Servermodule

Use the omconfig system or omconfig servermodule 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 Or Omconfig Servermodule Alertaction

You can use the omconfig system alertaction or omconfig servermodule alertaction command to determine how Server

Administrator responds when a component has a warning or failure event.

NOTE: Due to the limitations of certain operating systems (for example, VMware ESXi), certain features are not

available with this release of OpenManage Server Administrator.

Defining Alert Actions

An alert action is an action that you specify for the system to take when specified conditions are met. Alert actions

determine in advance what actions to take for warning or failure events on intrusion, fans, temperatures, voltages,

power supplies, memory, and redundancy.

For example, if a fan probe on the system reads a fan RPM of 300 and your minimum warning threshold value for that fan

probe is 600 RPM, then the system generates a fan probe warning. Alert action settings determine how users are

notified of this event. You can also configure alert actions for temperature, voltage, and probe readings that fall within

the warning or failure range.

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 to take for this event. For example, in the command:

omconfig system alertaction event=powersupply broadcast=true

omconfig servermodule 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

The following table displays the alert actions for each component that allows you to configure an alert action:

Table 41. Valid Parameters of Alert Actions For Warning and Failure Events

Alert Action Setting Description

alert=true | false

true: Enables the 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 the system's console alert.

broadcast=true | false

true: Enables a message or alert to broadcast to all users

who have an active terminal (or Remote Desktop) session

(Windows) or to operators that have an active shell on the

local system (Linux.)

false: Disables alert broadcasts.

clearall=true Clears all actions for this event.