Administrator Guide

Beyond Alerts – policy-based actions
17 Prefailure alerts provided by Dell EMC PowerEdge server systems management | ID 426
Alert integration is also available for VMware customers. The Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for VMware
vCenter inserts custom alarm definitions that enable administrators to remediate failures in an automated
fashion, as shown below. By integrating into VMware “events, alarms, and actions mechanism,”
administrators can see and react to hardware errors. Options include placing the server in maintenance
mode, running a batch file, or sending an email. This integration reduces workload downtime by ensuring
virtual machines can be moved to another host in the cluster before a catastrophic physical error occurs.