Installation Manual

Configuring the iDRAC6 Using the Web Interface 59
c In Test Trap , click Send to test the configured alert.
NOTE: Your user account must have Test Alerts permission to send a test
trap. See Table 6-6 for more information.
The changes you specified are displayed in either the IPv4 or IPv6
Destination List .
5 In the Community String field, enter the iDRAC SNMP community
name.
NOTE: The destination community string must be the same as the iDRAC6
community string.
6 Click Apply . The settings are saved.
NOTE: If you disable a Platform Event Filter, the trap associated with that sensor
going "bad" is also disabled. If the Enable Platform Event Filter Alerts option is
enabled, Traps associated with "bad to good" transitions are always generated. For
example, if you disable the Generate Alert option for the Removable Flash MEdia
Absent Informational Assert Filter and remove the SD card, the associated trap is
not displayed. The trap is generated if you insert the SD card again. But if you
enable the Enable Platform Event Filter Alerts option, a trap is generated when you
remove or insert the SD card.
Configuring E-Mail Alerts
NOTE: If your mail server is Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, ensure that iDRAC
domain name is configured for the mail server to receive the email alerts from
iDRAC.
NOTE: E-mail alerts support both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
1 Log in to the remote system using a supported Web browser.
2 Ensure that you have performed the procedures in "Configuring Platform
Event Filters (PEF)" on page 57.
3 Click System  Alerts  Email Alert Settings .
4 In the Destination Email Addresses table, do the following to configure a
destination address for the
Email Alert Number :
a Select or clear the State checkbox. A selected checkbox indicates that
the email address is enabled to receive the alerts. A clear checkbox
indicates that the email address is disabled for receiving alert
messages.