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Configuring iDRAC7 Alert Actions Using

Dell OpenManage Essentials

This document provides an example of configuring all Critical and Warning alerts from the System and

Storage category to generate SNMP alerts.

Before you begin, determine the alert categories and severities for which you want to configure alert actions.

For information on the available alert categories and severities, see the "eventfilters" section in the RACADM

Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC7 1.50.50 and CMC 4.5 at dell.com/support/manuals.

1. Create a text file with the following contents or any other content based on your requirement.

racadm -r %1 -u %2 -p %3 eventfilters set -c idrac.alert.system.critical -a none -n snmp

racadm -r %1 -u %2 -p %3 eventfilters set -c idrac.alert.system.warning -a none -n snmp

racadm -r %1 -u %2 -p %3 eventfilters set -c idrac.alert.storage.critical -a none -n snmp

racadm -r %1 -u %2 -p %3 eventfilters set -c idrac.alert.storage.warning -a none -n snmp

2. Save the file as snmp.bat and copy it to your OpenManage Essentials server under c:\dell (or any other

location).

3. In OpenManage Essentials, click Manage→ Remote Task→ Create Command Line Task.

The Create Command Line Task wizard is displayed.

4. In the General tab, perform the following:

In the Task Name field, provide an appropriate name for the task, and select Generic Command.

In the Command field, provide the location of the saved .bat file. For example, c:\dell\snmp.bat.

In the Arguments field, type $RAC_IP $USERNAME $PASSWORD.

To generate logs, select Output to file and Append and provide a location where you want to save

the log files. For example, c:\dell\SNMP_LOG.txt.

In the $Username and $Password fields, provide the iDRAC credentials that has the required

previleges (for example, root), and click Next.

Figure 1. General tab

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Configuring iDRAC7 Alert Actions Using Dell OpenManage Essentials This document provides an example of configuring all Critical and Warning alerts from the System and Storage category to generate SNMP alerts. Before you begin, determine the alert categories and severities for which you want to configure alert actions. For information on the available alert categories and severities, see the "eventfilters" section in the RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC7 1.50.50 and CMC 4.5 at dell.
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5. In the Task Target tab, select all iDRACs that you want to configure. 6. Click Next. Figure 2. Task Target Tab 7. In the Schedule and Credentials tab, provide the credentials required to access the batch file on the server running OpenManage Essentials. 8. Click Finish to run the SNMP alert setting task. This example task only sets the Critical and Warning alerts in the System and Storage categories to trigger an SNMP trap. Figure 3.
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Once the task is created, you can right-click the task and select Run to run the task at anytime. Figure 4. Task Options After you select Run, the Task Authentication window is displayed. • Provide the credentials required to access the batch file on the server running OpenManage Essentials. • Provide the iDRAC credentials that has the required previleges to run the (for example, root). Figure 5. Task Authentication Window ____________________ Copyright © 2014 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.