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Current Probes
Use this window to view information about your system's current probes.
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NOTE: For more details on user privilege levels, see "Privilege Levels in the Server Administrator GUI."
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View the List of Current Probes
The list of current probes includes the following fields:
Status Displays whether the event type for the probe is Normal, Warning, or Critical/Failure.
Probe Name Displays the alphanumeric text that uniquely identifies a current probe; for example, Power Supply 2 +3.3 v.
Reading Displays a snapshot of amperes measured by the probe at a given time.
Minimum Warning Displays the lowest acceptable amperage that is recommended for system operation. Values that fall below this amperage result in warning events.
Maximum Warning Displays the highest acceptable amperage that is recommended for system operation. Values that exceed this amperage result in warning events.
Minimum Failure Displays the lowest acceptable amperage that is required for system operation. Values that fall below this amperage result in critical/failure events.
Maximum Failure Displays the highest acceptable amperage that is required for system operation. Values that exceed this amperage result in critical/failure events.
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Managing Current Probes
If you want to enter or change minimum or maximum amperage thresholds, click the underlined name of the probe whose values you want to edit. See "Edit Current Probes."
For information on how to set alert actions for Current Probes, see "Set Alert Actions."
NOTE: Due to the limitations of the VMware® ESXi operating system, the Setting Alert Actions feature is not available with this release of OpenManage Server Administrator.