Dell PowerVault MD3820f - Manual (Page 56)

• The storage array
• The event monitor
1. Open the Configure Alerts dialog by performing one of these actions in the EMW:
– On the Devices tab, select a node and then on the menu bar, select Edit → Configure Alerts. Go
to step 3.
NOTE: This option enables you to set up alerts for all the storage arrays connected to the
host.
– On the Setup, select Configure Alerts. Go to step 2.
2. Select one of the following options to specify an alert level:
– All storage arrays — Select this option to send an alert notification about events on all storage
arrays.
– An individual storage array — Select this option to send an alert notification about events that
occur in only a specified storage array.
These results occur, depending on your selection:
– If you selected All storage arrays, the Configure Alerts dialog is displayed.
– If you selected An individual storage array, the Select Storage Array dialog is displayed. Select
the storage array for which you want to receive alert notifications and click OK. The Configure
Alerts dialog is displayed.
NOTE: If you do not know location of the selected storage array, click Blink to turn on the LEDs
of the storage array.
3. To configure an SNMP alert originating from the event monitor, see Creating SNMP Alert
Notifications Originating from the Event Monitor .
4. To configure an SNMP alert originating from the storage array, see Creating SNMP Alert Notifications
Originating from the Storage Array .
Creating SNMP Alert Notifications (Originating from the Event Monitor)
The MD storage management software can notify you when the status of a storage array or one of its
components changes. This is called an alert notification. You can receive alert notifications by three
different methods: email, SNMP traps originating from the storage management station where the event
monitor is installed, and SNMP traps originating from the storage array (if available). This topic describes
how to create SNMP traps originating from the event monitor.
To configure an SNMP alert notification originating from the event monitor, you specify the community
name and the trap destination. The community name is a string that identifies a known set of network
management stations and is set by the network administrator. The trap destination is the IP address or the
host name of a computer running an SNMP service. At a minimum, the trap destination is the network
management station.
Keep these guidelines in mind when configuring an SNMP alert notification:
• Host destinations for SNMP traps must be running an SNMP service so that the trap information can
be processed.
• To set up alert notifications using SNMP traps, you must copy and compile a management
information base (MIB) file on the designated network management stations.
• Global settings are not required for the SNMP trap messages. Trap messages sent to a network
management station or other SNMP servers are standard network traffic, and a system administrator
or network administrator handles the security issues.
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