Alarm Settings

Syslog Function

Function for sending notifications through syslog messages.

Syslog Message Format

Format of the syslog messages.

• Custom: The syslog messages contain the message priority, product name, syslog host ID, device location, and log type.
• RFC3164: The syslog messages comply with RFC3164 and contain the message priority, timestamp, host name, process name, and log type.

Syslog Server Identity

Source of the syslog message.

Values:

• Board serial number
• Product asset label
• Host name

Include Alarm Severities

Severities of alarms to be sent through syslog messages.

Value:

• [NULL]: No alarm or event is sent.
• Critical: Only critical alarms are reported.
• Major: Major and critical alarms are reported.
• Minor: Minor, major, and critical alarms are reported.
• Informational: Events and minor, major, and critical alarms are reported.

Transmission Protocol

Protocol used to transmit syslog messages between the iBMC and the syslog server.

Values:

• TLS: a connection-oriented protocol that ensures confidentiality and integrity of the transmitted data.
• TCP: a connection-oriented protocol that sends data only after a reliable connection is set up between the sender and the receiver.
• UDP: a connectionless protocol that sends data without establishing a connection between the sender and the receiver.

Authentication Mode

Mode for authenticating syslog certificates. Set this parameter only when Transmission Protocol is TLS.

Value:

• One-way: authenticates only the syslog server certificate.
• Two-way: authenticates certificates of both the syslog server and client.

Server Root Certificate

Certificate used to verify the messages sent from the syslog server before a connection is established.

Certificate Info

Information about the server root certificate uploaded. The certificate information includes the following:

• Authority that issued the root certificate.
• User to which the root certificate was issued.
• Validity period of the root certificate.
• Serial number of the root certificate.
• Certificate revocation list.
• CRL validity period.

To upload a CRL, click , select the certificate revocation file from the client.

Save

Saves the syslog notification settings.

Cancel

Cancels the modification of parameters in the Syslog function area.

Syslog Server and Message Format

No.

Channel for sending syslog messages. A maximum of four channels can be set.

Server Address

Address of the syslog server.

Values: IPv4 address, IPv6 address, or domain name

Port

Port number of the syslog server.

Value range: 1 to 65535

Log Type

Types of logs reported through syslog messages.

Value:

• Operation
• Security
• Event

One or multiple values can be selected.

Status

Setting of syslog notification of the channel, which can be enabled or disabled.

Operation

• Click Edit to modify the syslog server and message format.
• Click Test to verify whether a syslog message can be successfully sent to the specified syslog server. If "Operation successful" is displayed, the destination syslog server is reachable.
  NOTE:

  If the parameters in the Syslog Notification Settings area are modified before you click Test, click Save first. Otherwise, the modification does not take effect.

SMTP Function

Function for sending email notifications through the SMTP server.

SMTP Server Address

IPv4 or IPv6 address or domain name of the SMTP server.

TLS Enabled

Function for enabling Transport Layer Security (TLS) for data transmission.

If TLS is disabled, data is transmitted in plain text.

Anonymous Login Allowed

Function for allowing anonymous login.

If anonymous login is allowed, the SMTP server transfers alarm emails without authenticating user name and password.

If anonymous login is not allowed, the SMTP server transfers alarm emails only after the correct user name and password are entered. The user name and password must have been set on the SMTP server.

Sender User Name/Sender Password

User name and password used when Anonymous Login Allowed is set to No.

The user name and password must be the same as the user name and password set on the SMTP server.

Sender Email

Email address from which alarms are sent.

Value: a string of up to 255 characters in the xx@xxx.xx format.

Letters, digits, and special characters are allowed.

Email Subject/Email Subject Contains

Subject of the email.

Value: a string of 0 to 255 characters, consisting of letters, digits, and special characters.

Enter the subject in Email Subject, and select the keywords to be contained in the email subject.

For example, if you select Host Name and Board Serial Number, the email subject will contain the host name and board serial number.

Include Alarm Severities

Severities of alarms to be sent through the SMTP server.

Value:

• [NULL]: No alarm or event is sent.
• Critical: Only critical alarms are reported.
• Major: Major and critical alarms are reported.
• Minor: Minor, major, and critical alarms are reported.
• Informational: Events and minor, major, and critical alarms are reported.

Save

Saves the SMTP settings.

Cancel

Cancels the modification of parameters in the SMTP function area.

Email Address

Email addresses for receiving emails. The addresses must have been set on the SMTP server.

Value: a string of up to 255 characters in the xx@xxx.xx format.

Letters, digits, and special characters are allowed.

Description

Supplementary information about email addresses for receiving emails.

Value: a string of 0 to 255 characters, consisting of letters, digits, and special characters.

Send Email

Function to test whether an email can be successfully sent to the recipient.

Operation

• Click Edit to modify the recipient address.
• Click Test to verify whether an email can be successfully sent to the specified mailbox.
  NOTE:

  If the parameters in the SMTP Settings area are modified before you click Test, click Save first. Otherwise, the modification does not take effect.

Trap Function

Function for sending alarms through trap messages.

Trap Version

SNMP version used for sending traps.

Value:

• SNMPv1: the first official SNMP version defined in Request for Comments (RFC) 1157.
• SNMPv2c: a version added community-based management architecture to SNMPv2.
• SNMPv3: a version added security and remote configuration enhancements to SNMP.

Default value: SNMPv1

SNMPv3 User

SNMPv3 user name. Set this parameter only when Trap Version is SNMPv3.

By default, the iBMC default user is the SNMPv3 user.

Trap Mode

Mode for reporting trap information.

Value:

• Precise Alarm (recommended): The SNMP node OID that is in one-to-one mapping with the event is used as the ID of a Trap event. Compared with OID and Event Code, this mode provides more accurate information.
• OID: the OID of an SNMP node is used as the ID of a Trap event.
• Event Code: The event code is used as the ID of a Trap event.

Default value: Precise Alarm (recommended)

Trap Identity

Source of the trap message.

Value:

• Board serial number
• Product asset label
• Host name

Community Name

Community string for trap authentication if SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c is used.

The value range varies depending on whether password complexity check is enabled.

• If password complexity check is disabled, the value is a string of 1 to 18 characters consisting of letters, digits, and special characters (excluding spaces).
• If password complexity check is enabled, the community name must meet the following requirements:
  • Contain 8 to 18 characters
  • Contain at least two of the following: uppercase letters A to Z, lowercase letters a to z, digits 0 to 9
  • Contain at least one of the following special characters: `~!@#$%^&*()-_=+\|[{}];:'",<.>/?
  • Have at least two new characters when compared with the previous community name.
  • Cannot contain spaces.

Confirm Community Name

Enter the community name again for consistency.

Include Alarm Severities

Severities of alarms to be sent to a third-party server through trap messages.

Value:

• [NULL]: No alarm or event is sent.
• Critical: Only critical alarms are reported.
• Major: Major and critical alarms are reported.
• Minor: Minor, major, and critical alarms are reported.
• Informational: Events and minor, major, and critical alarms are reported.

Save

Saves the trap settings.

Cancel

Cancels the modification of parameters in the Trap function area.

No.

Identifies a trap channel for sending alarms. A maximum of four channels can be specified.

Trap Server Address

Server address for receiving alarms sent through trap messages. The server address can be an IPv4 or IPv6 address or a domain name.

Trap Port

Port number for receiving alarms sent through trap messages.

Value range: 1 to 65535

Default value: 162

In-Band Transfer

Function for using the in-band channel. If in-band channel is enabled, trap messages can be transferred to the trap server via the OS.

Status

Current status of the trap channel.

Message Delimiter

Delimiter that separates the keywords in trap messages. For example, ;.

Message Content

Content to be included in trap messages.

Display Keyword in Message

Specifies whether to display the specified keywords in trap messages.

Format Example

An example will be provided on the right of the check box depending on whether Message Delimiter, Select Message Content, or Display Keyword in Message are selected.

Operation

• Click Edit to modify the trap server and message format.
• Click Test to verify whether a trap message can be successfully sent to the specified trap server. If "Operation successful" is displayed, the destination trap server is reachable.
  NOTE:

  If the parameters in the Trap Settings area are modified before you click Test, click Save first. Otherwise, the modification does not take effect.