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• value bit 3 – 1 = power cycle; 0 = no power cycle
•
 value bit 4 – 1 = power reduction; 0 = no power reduction
For example, to enable PEF to reboot the system, type the following 
command:
racadm config -g cfgIpmiPef -o cfgIpmiPefAction -i 
1 2
where 1 is the PEF index and 2 is the PEF action to reboot.
Configuring PET
Configuring PET Using the Web User Interface
1Login to the remote system using a supported Web browser. See 
Accessing the Web-Based Interface on page 48.
2Ensure that you followed the procedures in Configuring PEF Using the 
Web User Interface on page 259.
3Configure your PET policy.
aIn the Alert Management tab, click Tr a p s  S e t t i n g s.
bUnder Destination Configuration Settings, configure the 
Community String field with the appropriate information and then 
click 
Apply Changes.
4Configure your PET destination IP address
aIn the Destination Number column, click a destination number.
bEnsure that the Enable Destination check box is selected.
cIn the Destination IP Address field, type a valid PET destination IP 
address.
dClick Apply Changes.
eClick Send Test Trap to test the configured alert (if desired).
 NOTE: Your user account must have Te s t  A l e r t s permission to perform this 
procedure. See Table 5-4.
f
Repeat step a through step e for any remaining destination numbers.  
						

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Configuring PET Using RACADM CLI
1Enable your global alerts.
Open a command prompt, type the following command, and press 
:
racadm config -g cfgIpmiLan -o 
cfgIpmiLanAlertEnable 1
2
Enable PET.
At the command prompt, type the following commands and press 
 after each command:
racadm config -g cfgIpmiPet -o 
cfgIpmiPetAlertEnable -i 1 1
where 1 and 1 are the PET destination index and the enable/disable 
selection, respectively.
The PET destination index can be a value from 1 through 4. The 
enable/disable selection can be set to 1 (Enabled) or 0 (Disabled). 
For example, to enable PET with index 4, type the following command:
racadm config -g cfgIpmiPet -o 
cfgIpmiPetAlertEnable -i 4 0
3
Configure your PET policy.
At the command prompt, type the following command and press 
:
racadm config -g cfgIpmiPet -o 
cfgIpmiPetAlertDestIPAddr -i 1
 
where 1 is the PET destination index and  is the 
destination IP address of the system that receives the platform event 
alerts.
4Configure the Community Name string.
At the command prompt, type: 
racadm config -g cfgIpmiLan -o 
cfgIpmiPetCommunityName 
 
						

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Configuring E-Mail Alerts
Configuring E-mail Alerts Using the Web User Interface
1Login to the remote system using a supported Web browser. 
See Accessing the Web-Based Interface on page 48.
2Ensure that you followed the procedures in Configuring PEF Using the 
Web User Interface on page 259.
3Configure your e-mail alert settings.
aIn the Alert Management tab, click Email Alert Settings.
bUnder SMTP (Email) Server Address settings, configure the SMTP 
(Email) Server IP address 
field with the appropriate information and 
then click 
Apply Changes.
4Configure your e-mail alert destination.
aIn the Email Alert Number column, click an e-mail alert number.
bEnsure that the Enable Email Alert check box is selected.
cIn the Destination Email Address field, type a valid e-mail address.
dIn the Email Description field, enter a description (if required).
eClick Apply Changes.
fClick Send Test Email to test the configured e-mail alert (if desired).
 NOTE: Your user account must have Te s t  A l e r t s permission to perform this 
procedure. See Table 5-4.
g
Repeat step a through step e for any remaining e-mail alert settings. 
5Enable global alerts. 
aClick Alert Management and select Platform Events.
bSelect the Enable Platform Event Filter Alert check box. 
						

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Configuring E-Mail Alerts Using RACADM CLI
1Enable your global alerts.
Open a command prompt, type the following command, and press 
:
racadm config -g cfgIpmiLan -o 
cfgIpmiLanAlertEnable 1
2
Enable e-mail alerts.
At the command prompt, type the following commands and press 
 after each command:
racadm config -g cfgEmailAlert -o 
cfgEmailAlertEnable -i 1 1
where 1 and 1 are the e-mail destination index and the enable/disable 
selection, respectively.
The e-mail destination index can be a value from 1 through 4. The 
enable/disable selection can be set to 1 (Enabled) or 0 (Disabled). 
For example, to enable e-mail with index 4, type the following command:
racadm config -g cfgEmailAlert -o 
cfgEmailAlertEnable -i 4 1
3
Configure your e-mail settings.
At the command prompt, type the following command and press 
:
racadm config -g cfgEmailAlert -o 
cfgEmailAlertAddress -i 1 
where 1 is the e-mail destination index and  is the 
destination e-mail address that receives the platform event alerts.
To configure a custom message, at the command prompt, type the 
following command and press :
racadm config -g cfgEmailAlert -o 
cfgEmailAlertCustomMsg -i 1 
where 1 is the e-mail destination index and  is the 
custom message. 
						

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Testing e-mail Alerting
The RAC e-mail alerting feature allows users to receive e-mail alerts when a 
critical event occurs on the managed system. The following example shows 
how to test the e-mail alerting feature to ensure that the RAC can properly 
send out e-mail alerts across the network.
racadm testemail -i 2
 NOTE: Ensure that the SMTP and Email Alert settings are configured before testing 
the e-mail alerting feature. See Configuring E-Mail Alerts on page 263 for more 
information.
Testing the RAC SNMP Trap Alert Feature
The RAC SNMP trap alerting feature allows SNMP trap listener 
configurations to receive traps for system events that occur on the 
managed system. 
The following example shows how a user can test the SNMP trap alert feature 
of the RAC.
racadm testtrap -i 2
Before you test the RAC SNMP trap alerting feature, ensure that the SNMP 
and trap settings are configured correctly. See testtrap on page 337 and 
testemail on page 336 subcommand descriptions to configure these 
settings.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is the following message displayed:
Remote Access: SNMP Authentication Failure
As part of discovery, IT Assistant attempts to verify the device’s get and set 
community names. In IT Assistant, you have the get community name = 
public and the set community name = private. By default, the community 
name for the DRAC 5 agent is public. When IT Assistant sends out a set 
request, the DRAC 5 agent generates the SNMP authentication error because 
it will only accept requests from community = public.  
						

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You can change the DRAC 5 community name using RACADM.   
To see the DRAC 5 community name, use the following command:
racadm getconfig -g cfgOobSnmp
To set the DRAC 5 community name, use the following command: 
racadm config -g cfgOobSnmp -o 
cfgOobSnmpAgentCommunity 
To prevent SNMP authentication traps from being generated, you must enter 
community names that will be accepted by the agent. Since the DRAC 5 only 
allows one community name, you must use the same get and set community 
name for IT Assistant discovery setup. 
						

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Configuring Intelligent Platform 
Management Interface (IPMI)
Configuring IPMI
This section provides information about configuring and using the DRAC 5 
IPMI interface. The interface includes the following:
• IPMI over LAN
• IPMI over Serial
•Serial over LAN
The DRAC 5 is fully IPMI 2.0 compliant. You can configure the DRAC 
IPMI using:
•your browser
• an open source utility, such as 
ipmitool
• the Dell OpenManage IPMI shell, ipmish
•RACADM
For more information about using the IPMI Shell, ipmish, see the Dell 
OpenManage BMC Users Guide located on the Dell Support website at 
support.dell.com/manuals. 
For more information about using RACADM, see Using RACADM 
Remotely on page 78.
Configuring IPMI Using the Web-Based Interface
1Login to the remote system using a supported Web browser. 
See Accessing the Web-Based Interface on page 48.
2Configure IPMI over LAN.
aIn the System tree, click Remote Access.
bClick the Configuration tab and click Network. 
						

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cIn the Network Configuration page under IPMI LAN Settings, 
select
Enable IPMI Over LAN and click Apply Changes.
dUpdate the IPMI LAN channel privileges, if required. 
 NOTE: This setting determines the IPMI commands that can be executed 
from the IPMI over LAN interface. For more information, see the IPMI 2.0 
specifications.
Under IPMI LAN Settings, click the Channel Privilege Level Limit 
drop-down menu, select 
Administrator, Operator, or User and click 
Apply Changes. 
eSet the IPMI LAN channel encryption key, if required. 
 NOTE: The DRAC 5 IPMI supports the RMCP+ protocol.
Under IPMI LAN Settings in the Encryption Key field, type the 
encryption key and click 
Apply Changes.
 NOTE: The encryption key must consist of an even number of hexadecimal 
characters with a maximum of 40 characters.
3Configure IPMI Serial over LAN (SOL).
aIn the System tree, click Remote Access.
bIn the Configuration tab, click Serial Over LAN.
cIn the Serial Over LAN Configuration page, select Enable Serial 
Over LAN
.
dUpdate the IPMI SOL baud rate.
 NOTE: To redirect the serial console over LAN, ensure that the SOL baud rate 
is identical to your managed system’s baud rate. 
e
Click the Baud Rate drop-down menu, select the appropriate baud 
rate, and click 
Apply Changes.
fUpdate the Minimum Required Privilege. This property defines the 
minimum user privilege that is required to use the 
Serial Over LAN 
feature.
Click the 
Channel Privilege Level Limit drop-down menu, select 
User, Operator, or Administrator.
gClick Apply Changes.  
						

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4Configure IPMI Serial.
aIn the Configuration tab, click Serial.
bIn the Serial Configuration menu, change the IPMI serial connection 
mode to the appropriate setting.
Under 
IPMI Serial, click the Connection Mode Setting drop-down 
menu, select the appropriate mode.
cSet the IPMI Serial baud rate.
Click the
 Baud Rate drop-down menu, select the appropriate baud 
rate, and click 
Apply Changes.
dSet the Channel Privilege Level Limit.
Click the 
Channel Privilege Level Limit drop-down menu, select 
Administrator, Operator, or User.
eClick Apply Changes. 
fEnsure that the serial MUX is set correctly in the managed system’s 
BIOS Setup program.
• Restart your system.
• During POST, press  to enter the BIOS Setup program.
• Navigate to 
Serial Communication.
•In the 
Serial Connection menu, ensure that External Serial 
Connector
 is set to Remote Access Device.
• Save and exit the BIOS Setup program.
• Restart your system.
If IPMI serial is in terminal mode, you can configure the following 
additional settings:
• Delete control
• Echo control
• Line edit
• New line sequences
• Input new line sequences
For more information about these properties, see the IPMI 2.0 
specification. 
						

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Configuring IPMI Using the RACADM CLI
1Login to the remote system using any of the RACADM interfaces. 
See Using RACADM Remotely on page 78.
2Configure IPMI over LAN.
Open a command prompt, type the following command, and press 
:
racadm config -g cfgIpmiLan -o cfgIpmiLanEnable 1
 NOTE: This setting determines the IPMI commands that can be executed from the 
IPMI over LAN interface. For more information, see the IPMI 2.0 specifications.
a
Update the IPMI channel privileges.
At the command prompt, type the following command and press 
:
racadm config -g cfgIpmiLan -o 
cfgIpmiLanPrivilegeLimit 

where  is one of the following:
•
2 (User)
•
3 (Operator)
•
4 (Administrator)
For example, to set the IPMI LAN channel privilege to 2 (User), type 
the following command:
racadm config -g cfgIpmiLan -o 
cfgIpmiLanPrivilegeLimit 2
bSet the IPMI LAN channel encryption key, if required.
 NOTE: The DRAC 5 IPMI supports the RMCP+ protocol. See the IPMI 2.0 
specifications for more information.
At the command prompt, type the following command and press 
:
racadm config -g cfgIpmiLan -o 
cfgIpmiEncryptionKey 

where  is a 20-character encryption key in a valid hexadecimal 
format.