Setting Platform Event Filter Alerts

The Remote Access Users window displays information about users that can be configured as BMC/ iDRAC users.

3.Click User ID to configure a new or existing BMC/iDRAC user.

The Remote Access User Configuration window allows you to configure a specific BMC/iDRAC user.

4.Specify the following general information:

•Select Enable User to enable the user.

•Enter the name for the user in the User Name field.

•Select the Change Password check box.

•Enter a new password in the New Password field.

•Re-enter the new password in the Confirm New Password field.

5.Specify the following user privileges:

•Select the maximum LAN user privilege level limit.

•Select the maximum serial port user privilege granted.

6.Specify the User group for DRAC/iDRAC user privileges.

7.Click Apply Changes to save changes.

8.Click Back to Remote Access User Window to go back to the Remote Access Users window.

NOTE: Six additional user entries are configurable when DRAC is installed. This results in a total of 16 users. The same username and password rules apply to BMC/iDRAC and RAC users. When DRAC/iDRAC6 is installed, all the 16 users entries are allocated to DRAC.

To configure the most relevant BMC features, such as Platform Event Filter (PEF) parameters and alert destinations using Server Administrator Instrumentation Service:

1.Click the System object.

2.Click the Alert Management tab.

3.Click Platform Events.

The Platform Events window allows you to take individual action on specific platform events. You can select those events for which you want to take shutdown actions and generate alerts for selected actions. You can also send alerts to specific IP address destinations of your choice.

NOTE: You must be logged in with Administrator privileges to configure the BMC PEF Alerts.

NOTE: The Enable Platform Event Filters Alerts setting disables or enables PEF alert generation. It is independent of the individual platform event alert settings.

NOTE: System Power Probe Warning and System Power Probe Failure are not supported on Dell PowerEdge systems without PMBus support although Server Administrator allows you to configure them.

NOTE: On Dell PowerEdge 1900 systems, the PS/VRM/D2D Warning, PS/VRM/D2D Failure, and Power Supply Absent Platform Event Filters are not supported even though Server Administrator allows you to configure these Event Filters.

4.Choose the platform event for which you want to take shutdown actions or generate alerts for selected actions and click Set Platform Events.

The Set Platform Events window allows you to specify the actions to be taken if the system is to be shut down in response to a platform event.