Administrator Guide

Executive summary
4 Prefailure alerts provided by Dell EMC PowerEdge server systems management | ID 426
Executive summary
The ability to receive and react to alerts for possible component issues is a critical task for any IT admin. Dell
EMC PowerEdge servers provide a wide range of alerts using the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller
(iDRAC) and other elements of the OpenManage portfolio. The iDRAC monitors the status of critical
subsystems and notifies system administrators about any warning and critical threshold events. With this
information, IT administrators can investigate and take corrective action before a component failure occurs,
assuring higher server uptime and greater application availability. Often, Dell EMC PowerEdge systems use
their embedded intelligence to act automatically. The OpenManage portfolio offers several methods for
various IT environments. All the above is part of Dell EMCs comprehensive efforts to use agent-free
management technologies to provide intelligent automation.