Users Guide

Installing and Setting Up the DRAC 5 45
Configuring PEF Using the Web User Interface
1 Login to the remote system using a supported Web browser. See "Accessing the Web-Based Interface."
2 Click the Alert Management tab and then click Platform Events .
3 Enable global alerts.
a Click Alert Management and select Platform Events .
b Select the Enable Platform Event Filter Alert checkbox.
4 Under Platform Events Filters Configuration , select the Enable Platform Event Filter alerts check
box and then click
Apply Changes .
5 Under Platform Event Filters List , double-click a filter that you wish to configure.
6 In the Set Platform Events page, make the appropriate selections and then click Apply Changes .
NOTE: Generate Alert must be enabled for an alert to be sent to any valid, configured destination (PET or e-mail).
Configuring PEF Using the RACADM CLI
1 Enable PEF.
Open a command prompt, type the following command, and press <Enter>:
racadm config -g cfgIpmiPef -o cfgIpmiPefEnable -i 1 1
where 1 and 1 are the PEF index and the enable/disable selection, respectively.
The PEF index can be a value from 1 through 17. The enable/disable selection can be set to 1
(Enabled) or 0 (Disabled).
For example, to enable PEF with index 5, type the following command:
racadm config -g cfgIpmiPef -o cfgIpmiPefEnable -i 5 1
2
Configure your PEF actions.
At the command prompt, type the following command and press <Enter>:
racadm config -g cfgIpmiPef -o cfgIpmiPefAction -i 1 <action>
where the <action> values bits are as follows:
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<action> value bit 0 – 1 = enable alert action, 0 = disable alert
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<action> value bit 1 – 1 = power off; 0 = no power off
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<action> value bit 2 – 1 = reboot; 0 = no reboot
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<action> value bit 3 – 1 = power cycle; 0 = no power cycle
For example, to enable PEF to reboot the system, type the following command:
racadm config -g cfgIpmiPef -o cfgIpmiPefAction -i 1 2
where 1 is the PEF index and 2 is the PEF action to reboot.