How To Set Up Paging Alerts - Intel SE7501HG2 Product Manual

How to Set Up Paging Alerts

To set up the server so it pages you in the event of an alert, you can use either the Server
Configuration Wizard or the System Setup Utility.
To use the Server Configuration Wizard to configure the server to send alerts as telephone pages:
1. Use the Resource CD to boot the server to the Server Configuration Wizard.
2. Select Server Configuration Wizard and Continue.
3. Select Run Wizard and Continue.
4. Select the box that says "Configure this server for Serial/Modem Alerting" The box that says
"Configure this server for remote Server Management over a Serial/Modem connection" will
be automatically selected as a dependency.
5. Review the system date and time for accuracy and Continue.
6. Enter the appropriate Serial / Modem parameters and Continue.
7. Click the Serial/Modem Password button (optional) to require that a password be entered
before a user can perform server management functions on this server from a serial or Modem
connection.
8. Select the Access Mode to set the points at which serial / Modem connectivity can be activated:
Preboot Only: a serial or Modem connection can be made when the server is powered
down or hard reset. Once the operating system is loaded, a connection cannot be made.
Always Active: a connection to the server can be established at any time
Disabled: a connection cannot be made to the server using serial / Modem access
9. Select the Restricted Mode to set the restrict power control operations
Enable: enable restrictions. A user cannot use Serial / Modem access to affect the power
state of the system, such as powering the server on or off.
Disable: disables restrictions. A user can choose to power the server on or off through a
Serial / Modem connection.
10. Select the Connection Mode.
Direct Connect:.Use direct connect when a system is connected directly to the server
through the Serial port, without using an external modem.
Modem Mode: use modem mode when the Serial port is connected to an external modem.
11. System Phone Number: enter the telphone number that is used to connect to this server.
12. Click Continue.
13. Select the Enable Serial/Modem Paging option
14. Enter the telephone number the system should send the page if an event happens.
15. Enter the paging string the server should send after a phone connection is made.
16. Enter the Blackout Period: the time in minutes that should be allowed between pages. The
valid range is [0 - 255] where 0 disables the blackout period. Setting a blackout period can
save you from being flooded with repeat pages. After you receive a PEP page, no additional
pages are sent by PEP for the duration of the blackout period.
17. Click the Alert Paging Filters button. Click the boxes enable / disable filters. Click OK when
you are done, and then click Continue.
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