3.10 NICFail

Use this Knowledge Script to monitor the status of the network interface. This Knowledge Script checks whether the network interface subsystem is down when the administrator has indicated it should be in the up state. The event detail message includes the time at which the interface was discovered as down.

3.10.1 Resource Object

Dell Network Interface icon

3.10.2 Default Schedule

The default interval is Every 5 minutes.

3.10.3 Setting Parameter Values

Set the following parameters as needed.

Description	How To Set It
Community	Set the community string in Security Manager for Dell OpenManage server Agent or Dell-iDRAC resources: Provide the SNMP community string that is required to access Dell OpenManage or iDRAC resources. If it is empty, then the community string configured in the security manager will be used. Refer Section 2.8, “Configuring SNMP,” of Management Guide to know how to configure the security manager. If community string is not configured in the security manger, then by default, Public will be used as the community string.
Collect data?	Set to y to collect data for charts and reports. If set to y, this Knowledge Script returns the operational status of the network interface subsystem at each monitoring interval. The default is n.
Raise event if NIC is disabled?	Set to y to raise event if you choose to alert for a disabled NIC, else set to n. The default is y.
Raise only one event if SNMP down?	Set to y to raise only a single event rather than an event for each monitored object when the SNMP service is down. The default is y.
Event severity for SNMP or Managed Node failure	Set the event severity, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the SNMP service or Managed Node failed. The default is 9.
Event severity when SNMP restored	Set the event severity, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the SNMP service has been restored. The default is 30.
Event severity when network interface down	Set the event severity, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the network interface is down. The default is 6