3.12 PowerSupply

Use this Knowledge Script to monitor the status of the Dell power supplies. This Knowledge Script raises an event if the power supply is not operational. The Dell server defines the status for normal, degraded, and failed operation.

3.12.1 Resource Object

Power Supply icon

3.12.2 Default Schedule

The default interval is Every 10 minutes.

3.12.3 Setting Parameter Values

Set the following parameters as needed.

Description	How To Set It
Event?	Set to y to raise events. The default is y.
Collect data?	Set to y to collect data for charts and reports. If set to y, this Knowledge Script returns: 100 if the power supply is operating properly. 50 if its operation has degraded. 0 if the power supply has failed. The default is n.
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.
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 Dell Managed Node failure	Set the event severity, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the SNMP service or Dell Managed Node failed. The default is 10.
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 10.
Event severity when power supply failed	Set the event severity, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the power supply failed. The default is 10.
Event severity when power supply degraded	Set the event severity, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the power supply has a status of degraded. The default is 20.