When using the "Generate Test Alert" button on the Integrated Management Module (IMM) build YU0091K web interface, no alert will be sent if "System Alerts. System-Other" is not selected.
Source
RETAIN tip: H203394
Symptom
When using the "Generate Test Alert" button on the Integrated Management Module (IMM) build YU0091K web interface, no alert will be sent if "System Alerts. System-Other" is not selected.
Affected configurations
The system may be any of the following IBM servers:
- System x3200 M2, type 4367, any model
- System x3200 M2, type 4368, any model
- System x3200 M2, type 9233, any model
- System x3200 M3, type 7327, any model
- System x3200 M3, type 7328, any model
- System x3250 M3, type 4251, any model
- System x3250 M3, type 4252, any model
- System x3250 M3, type 4261, any model
- System x3400 M2, type 7836, any model
- System x3400 M2, type 7837, any model
- System x3400 M3, type 7378, any model
- System x3400 M3, type 7379, any model
- System x3500 M2, type 7839, any model
- System x3500 M3, type 7380, any model
- System x3550 M2, type 4198, any model
- System x3550 M2, type 7946, any model
- System x3550 M3, type 4254, any model
- System x3550 M3, type 7944, any model
- System x3630 M3, type 7377, any model
- System x3650 M2, type 4199, any model
- System x3650 M2, type 7947, any model
- System x3650 M3, type 4255, any model
- System x3650 M3, type 7945, any model
- iDataPlex dx360 M2 Server, type 6380, any model
- iDataPlex dx360 M2 Server, type 7321, any model
- iDataPlex dx360 M2 Server, type 7323, any model
- iDataPlex dx360 M3 Server, type 6391, any model
This tip is not software specific.
This tip is not option specific.
The following system firmware level(s) are affected:
Workaround
This behavior is working as designed.
The alert type of "Generate Test Alert" determine as "System-Other", user needs the option to receive alert. The selection path is:
|
IMM Control --> Alerts --> System Alerts --> System-Other |
The received alert message as:
|
Alert Text : Management Controller Test Alert Generated by USERID
Severity : 4
Type of Alert : System - Other
Date(m/d/y) : **/**/****
Time(h:m:s) : **:**:**
Contact : ***
Location : ****@**.***
IMM Text ID : SN# *******
IMM Serial Number : *******
IMM UUID : ********************** |
Additional information
IMM user's guide will add an additional description as "Test alert is generated only when "System-Other" in "System Alerts" is selected".
The modification is planned for October or November 2011.
System x:Operating system independent / None
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