Configuring snmp alerts – Dell POWERVAULT MD3600I User Manual

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– Every x hours — Sends an e-mail alert after the specified time interval if an event has occurred during that

time interval. You can select this option only if you have selected either Event + Profile or Event + Support in

the Information To Send list.

7.

Click OK.
An alert icon is displayed next to each node in the Tree view where an alert is set.

8.

If required, verify if the e-mail is sent successfully:

– Provide an SMTP mail server name and an e-mail sender address for the e-mail addresses to work.
– Ensure that the e-mail addresses that you had previously configured appear in the Configured e-mail

addresses area.

– Use fully qualified e-mail addresses; for example, [email protected].
– Configure multiple e-mail addresses before you click OK.

Configuring SNMP Alerts

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.

Select the SNMP tab to configure the SNMP alert destinations.

– Adding an SNMP address — In Community name, type the community name. In Trap destination, type the

trap destination, and click Add.

NOTE: The community name is an ASCII string that identifies a known set of network management

stations and is set by the network administrator. The default community name is the string public.

The trap destination is the IP address or the host name of a computer running an SNMP management

application. An example of an SNMP enabled management application is the Dell Management

Console. For more information on the Dell Management Console, see dell.com .

– Replacing an SNMP address — Select the SNMP address in the Configured SNMP addresses area, type

the replacement community name in Community name and the trap destination in Trap destination, and

click Replace.

– Deleting an SNMP address — Select the SNMP address in the Configured SNMP addresses area, and

click Delete.

– Validating an SNMP address — Select the SNMP address in the Configured SNMP addresses area, and

click Test. A test message is sent to the SNMP address. A message box with the results of the validation

and any error information is displayed.

4.

Click OK.

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