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3. Under Alerts Results, select one or all of the following alerts for the required events:
– Email Alert
– SNMP Trap
– IPMI Alert
– Remote System Log
– OS Log
– WS Eventing
4. Click Apply.
The setting is saved.
5. Under Alerts section, select the Enable option to send alerts to configured destinations.
6. Optionally, you can send a test event. In the Message ID to Test Event field, enter the message ID to test if the alert
is generated and click Test. For the list of message IDs, see the Event Messages Guide available at dell.com/
support/manuals.
Setting Event Alerts Using RACADM
To set an event alert, use the eventfilters command. For more information, see the RACADM Command Line Reference
Guide for iDRAC7 and CMC available at dell.com/support/manuals.
Setting Alert Recurrence Event
You can configure iDRAC to generate additional events at specific intervals if the system continues to operate at a
temperature which is greater than the inlet temperature threshold limit. The default interval is 30 days. The valid range is
0 to 365 days. A value of ‘0’ indicates that the event recurrence is disabled.
NOTE: You must have Configure iDRAC privilege to set the alert recurrence value.
Setting Alert Recurrence Events Using iDRAC7 Web Interface
To set the alert recurrence value:
1. In the iDRAC7 Web interface, go to Overview → Server → Alerts → Alert Recurrence.
The Alert Recurrence page is displayed.
2. In the Recurrence column, enter the alert frequency value for the required category, alert, and severity type(s).
For more information, see the iDRAC7 Online help .
3. Click Apply.
The alert recurrence settings are saved.
Setting Alert Recurrence Events Using RACADM
To set the alert recurrence event using RACADM, use the eventfilters subcommand. For more information, see the
RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC7 and CMC .
Setting Event Actions
You can set event actions such as perform a reboot, power cycle, power off, or perform no action on the system.
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