Intel SHG2 User Manual

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5. Click

Save to save the changes.

6. Click

Close to return to the PEM window.

7. In the PEM window, click Configure PEP.
8. Select

the

Enable PEP check box.

9. In

the

Blackout Period box, enter the minimum time, in minutes, between successive pages.

The valid range is [0 - 255] where 0 disables the blackout period. Setting a blackout period can
save you from being flooded with repeat pages. After you receive a PEP page, no additional
pages are sent by PEP for the duration of the blackout period.

10. In the Paging String box, enter the phone number to dial for the page and the message you

want sent with the page. The maximum length for the paging string is determined at run-time
from firmware. You will be notified if the string is truncated. Following a save, the actual
string saved is displayed in the edit box.

11. From the Options menu, choose Configure Event Actions.
12. In the Platform Event Paging Actions window, move the events that you want to generate an

alert to the Enabled column and move all other events to the disabled column using the
following buttons:
>>: Moves all events from the enabled list to the disabled list.
>: Moves the selected event from the enabled list to the disabled list.
<: Moves the selected event from the disabled list to enabled the list.
<<: Moves all events from the disabled list to the enabled list.

13. Click Save to save the changes.
14. Click Close to return to the PEP Configuration window.
15. To send a test page to verify that you have correctly configured PEP, from the Options menu,

choose Send Alert.

16. Click Save to save the configuration.
17. Click Close to return to the Platform Event Manager window.

Setting Up LAN Alerts

To set up the server to send alerts over the LAN:

1. Configure the remote system to receive alerts. For more information, see the documentation

for Intel Server Management software.

2. From the SSU Main window, choose Platform Event Manager (PEM).
3. In the PEM window, click Configure LAN.
4. Select

the

Enable LAN Alerts check box.

5. (Optional)

In

the

SNMP Community String box, enter a string for the community field in the

Header section of the SNMP trap sent for an alert. The string must be from 5 to 16 characters.
The default string is public.

6. In

the

IP Setup box, choose either:

DHCP: the IP address for the server is automatically assigned by the DHCP (dynamic host

control protocol) server on the network. The Host, Gateway, and Subnet Mask boxes in the
dialog are ignored.

Static: assign the IP address for the server using the Host, Gateway, and Subnet Mask

boxes in the dialog.

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