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NOTE: To apply chassis events configuration changes, you must have the Alert Configuration privilege. 1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Alerts. 2. On the Chassis Events page, under the Alerts Filter section, select one or more of the following categories: - System Health - Storage - Configuration - Audit - Updates 3. Select one or more of the following severity levels: - Critical - Warning - Informational 4. Click Apply. The Monitored Alerts section displays the results based on the selected category and severity. For information about the field descriptions on the this page, see the Online Help. Setting Event Alerts Using RACADM To set an event alert, run the eventfilters command. For more information, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/support//manuals. Configuring Alert Destinations The management station uses Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to receive data from CMC. You can configure the IPv4 and IPv6 alert destinations, email settings, and SMTP server settings, and test these settings. Before configuring the email alert or SNMP trap settings, make sure that you have the Chassis Configuration Administrator privilege. Configuring SNMP Trap Alert Destinations You can configure the IPv6 or IPv4 addresses to receive the SNMP traps. Configuring SNMP Trap Alert Destinations Using CMC Web Interface To configure IPv4 or IPv6 alert destination settings using CMC Web interface: 1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Alerts → Trap Settings. 2. On the Chassis Event Alert Destinations page, type the following: - In the Destination field, type a valid IP address. Use the quad-dot IPv4 format, standard IPv6 address notation, or FQDN. For example: 123.123.123.123 or 2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334 or dell.com. Choose a format that is consistent with the networking technology or infrastructure. The Test Trap functionality cannot detect incorrect choices based on the current network configuration (example, use of an IPv6 destination in an IPv4-only environment). - In the Community String field, enter a valid community name to which the destination management station belongs. This community string differs from the community string on the Chassis Overview → Network → Services page. The SNMP traps community string is the community that CMC uses for outbound traps destined to 92

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NOTE:
To apply chassis events configuration changes, you must have the Alert Configuration privilege.
1.
In the left pane, click
Chassis Overview
→
Alerts
.
2.
On the
Chassis Events
page, under the
Alerts Filter
section, select one or more of the following categories:
–
System Health
–
Storage
–
Configuration
–
Audit
–
Updates
3.
Select one or more of the following severity levels:
–
Critical
–
Warning
–
Informational
4.
Click
Apply
.
The
Monitored Alerts
section displays the results based on the selected category and severity. For information
about the field descriptions on the this page, see the
Online Help
.
Setting Event Alerts Using RACADM
To set an event alert, run the
eventfilters
command. For more information, see the
Chassis Management
Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide
available at
dell.com/support//manuals
.
Configuring Alert Destinations
The management station uses Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to receive data from CMC.
You can configure the IPv4 and IPv6 alert destinations, email settings, and SMTP server settings, and test these settings.
Before configuring the email alert or SNMP trap settings, make sure that you have the Chassis Configuration
Administrator privilege.
Configuring SNMP Trap Alert Destinations
You can configure the IPv6 or IPv4 addresses to receive the SNMP traps.
Configuring SNMP Trap Alert Destinations Using CMC Web Interface
To configure IPv4 or IPv6 alert destination settings using CMC Web interface:
1.
In the left pane, click
Chassis Overview
→
Alerts
→
Trap Settings
.
2.
On the
Chassis Event Alert Destinations
page, type the following:
–
In the
Destination
field, type a valid IP address. Use the quad-dot IPv4 format, standard IPv6 address
notation, or FQDN. For example:
123.123.123.123
or
2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334
or
dell.com
.
Choose a format that is consistent with the networking technology or infrastructure. The Test Trap
functionality cannot detect incorrect choices based on the current network configuration (example, use of
an IPv6 destination in an IPv4-only environment).
–
In the
Community String
field, enter a valid community name to which the destination management station
belongs.
This community string differs from the community string on the
Chassis Overview
→
Network
→
Services
page. The SNMP traps community string is the community that CMC uses for outbound traps destined to
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