Operating instructions

3-2 Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Card Version 2.x User’s Guide
alphanumeric paging. In addition, an optional callback number may be entered
to force the DRAC to hang up the modem connection and call back to the
preconfigured number for the particular user.
NOTE: When configuring pager numbers, you need to include any access codes
for dialing. For example, if your location requires that you dial 9 to get an outside
line, you must prefix your
Pager Number
entry (or
Service Provider Number
entry if you have an alphanumeric pager) with 9. In addition, you can insert a
comma to create a 1-second delay in the dialing/paging process. As an example,
if your numeric pager number is 555-1234, and your location requires that you dial
9 to get an outside line, you can enter 9,5551234,,,,, in the
Pager Number
entry,
and the DRAC will dial 9, wait 1 second, dial 5551234, wait 5 seconds, and then
deliver the
Customized Pager String
entry to your pager.
 Configuring alerts — The DRAC is designed to respond to alert conditions that it
senses from the system’s embedded server management (ESM) hardware, or to
other conditions such as operating system crashes or power failures. In the event
of an alert, the DRAC will attempt to deliver the information to an administrator in
the following manner:
1. Send an Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap to pre-
configured destinations.
2. Send a message to a numeric or alphanumeric pager.
3. Dial-out to a Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Server and transfer
the event information.
When the DRAC has successfully established a connection to the
Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Server, the alerting process is terminated.
For instructions on using the Dell OpenManage Server Console to configure the
DRAC, refer to the
Dell OpenManage Tools for HP OpenView NNM SE Help
.
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The Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant is the medium through which you perform
your out-of-band server monitoring tasks. The Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant
allows remote system reset, unattended reboot of a hung server, and/or remote
power on and power off operations. For information on the Dell OpenManage Remote
Assistant, see the “Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant” topic in the
Dell OpenManage Tools for HP OpenView NNM SE Help
.
When you have successfully logged in, the session window will appear. The session
window contains tabs that provide the following capabilities:
 Monitoring basic information on managed servers with installed DRACs,
including environmental information on the DRAC itself
 Viewing ESM and DRAC event log information
 Reviewing the latest power-on self-test (POST) log
 Console redirection, providing a virtual window to the remote server