Administrator Guide

Beyond Alerts – policy-based actions
16 Prefailure alerts provided by Dell EMC PowerEdge server systems management | ID 426
Step 4 shows the details of the “Policy Schedule.”
Step 5 is the summary slide.
3.2 Alerts and Partner Consoles
For virtualized environments running Microsoft Hyper-V or VMware ESXi, Dell EMC offers OpenManage
integrations with both System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) and VMware vCenter. This
integration allows customers to set different actions that are based on alert type and severity.
Dell EMC and Microsoft have worked together since 2009 developing PRO packs which can take standard
server alerts and translating them into end-user actionable events.
IT administrators can set a certain policy that is based on a specific action. For example, it is possible to place
a server in maintenance mode and vacate virtual machines if a server loses a redundant power supply.
Alternately, such alerts can inform an administrator without triggering a specific action.
In the examples below, an IT administrator receives a PRO alert, such as a memory device or redundancy
lost alert. Then, the administrator can decide to implement the action, dismiss it, or take other action.