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Chassis
Use this window to view information about your components and to perform alert management on certain components by configuring warning thresholds and alert actions.
For the purposes of Server Administrator, "Chassis" refers to:
  • A stand-alone system chassis (non-modular) that contains all of the system's essential hardware and software components. This type of chassis by itself is called a Main System Chassis.
  • A system that has one or more External Chassis refers to a system with network-attached storage systems in a separate chassis. For information on this type of system, see "External Chassis."
NOTE: Main System Chassis is applicable for non-modular systems and Main System for modular systems.
Main System Chassis /Main System
This section contains information on Main System Chassis/Main System User Privileges (top level view), User Privileges Required for Main System Chassis/Main System Tasks, and Main System Chassis/Main System Health.
User Privileges (top level view)
Selection Tab View Manage
Main System Chassis/Main System
Health User, Power User, Administrator Not Applicable
Information User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
Systems Component (FRU) User, Power User, Administrator Not Applicable
Front Panel User, Power User, Administrator Administrator
NOTE: For more details on user privilege levels, see "Privilege Levels in the Server Administrator GUI."
The following table summarizes which user levels have privileges to perform a particular Server Administrator Main System Chassis/ Main System task.
NOTE: Your Main System Chassis/Main System window may display a different set of components. Server Administrator displays information only for the components you have installed.
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User Privileges Required for Main System Chassis/Main System Tasks
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.
System Tree selection Tab Subtab User Privileges
View Manage
AC Switch Properties AC Switch User, Power User, Administrator Not Applicable
Alert Management AC Switch User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
Batteries Properties Batteries User, Power User, Administrator Not Applicable
Alert Management Alert Actions User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
BIOS Properties Information User, Power User, Administrator Not Applicable
Setup BIOS Setup User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
Remote Access Properties Information User, Power User, Administrator Administrator
Configuration LAN User, Power User, Administrator Administrator
Serial Port User, Power User, Administrator Administrator
Serial Over LAN User, Power User, Administrator Administrator
Additional Configuration User, Power User, Administrators Administrators
Users Users User, Power User, Administrator Administrators
Fans Properties Fan Probes User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
Alert Management Alert Actions User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
SNMP Traps User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
Firmware Properties Information User, Power User, Administrator Not Applicable
Hardware Performance Properties Information User, Power User, Administrator Not Applicable
Intrusion Properties Information User, Power User, Administrator Not Applicable
Alert Management Alert Actions User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
SNMP Traps User,Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
Memory Properties Memory User, Power User, Administrator Not Applicable
Alert Management Alert Actions User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
SNMP Traps User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
Network Properties Information User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
Ports Properties Ports User, Power User, Administrator Not Applicable
Power Management Monitoring Consumption User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
Statistics User, Power User, Administrator Administrator
Management Budget User, Power User, Administrator Administrator
Profiles User, Power User, Administrator Administrator
Alert Management Alert Actions User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
SNMP Traps User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
Power Supplies Properties Elements User,Power User, Administrator Not Applicable
Alert Management Alert Actions User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
SNMP Traps User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
NOTE: The Power Supplies tab is not available on theDellTM PowerEdgeTM 1900 system.
Processors Properties Information User,Power User, Administrator Not Applicable
Alert Management Alert Actions User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
Removable Flash Media Properties Information User, Power User, Administrator Not Applicable
Alert Management Alert Actions User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
Slots Properties Information User, Power User, Administrator Not Applicable
Temperatures Properties Temperature Probes User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
Alert Management Alert Actions User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
SNMP Traps User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
Voltages Properties Voltage Probes User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
Alert Management Alert Actions User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
SNMP Traps User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
NOTE: For more details on user privilege levels, see "Privilege Levels in the Server Administrator GUI."
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Main System Chassis/Main System Health
Use this window to see a summary view of health for the critical components of the Main System Chassis/Main System. For more information on component health and status, see "Event Type Definitions and Component Health."
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Severities
Image Normal/OK
Image Warning/Noncritical
Image Critical/Nonrecoverable
Image Unknown
Events are assigned a severity. Normal severity means that the device is working as expected. Warning severity means that a probe or other monitoring tool has detected a reading for a component that falls below a user-specifiable minimum value for the component, or that Server Administrator has detected a reading that exceeds the maximum warning value for the component. If a severity icon is not present next to a component name, then the health status of the component is Unknown.
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Component Status Display
When you select Main System Chassis/Main System in the system tree and click the Health tab, the status for the following Main System Chassis/Main System components is displayed:
Batteries Batteries maintain the time and date when your system is turned off. More importantly,the battery saves the system's BIOS setup configuration, which allows the system to efficiently reboot.Batteries provides information about your system's installed batteries.
Fans Fans used to cool chassis components can have a Normal/OK,Warning/Noncritical, or Critical/Failure status. Fan probes measurerevolutions per minute.
Hardware Log The Hardware Log displays either the ESM log or the System Event Log . These logs list all events related to your system's hardware components.
Intrusion Intrusion detects the chassis cover being opened. For an intrusion event, anormal severity is defined as no chassis intrusion.
Memory Memory prefailure and critical/failure severities help administrators to decide how rapidly to schedule memory module replacement. Memory errors do not require administrators to execute a system shutdown, but indicate a need to schedule replacement of modules to protect data integrity.
Power Management Power consumption probes monitor the power consumed by the system. Power consumption warning and critical/failure events alert administrators to take corrective action when power consumption readings at any probe location exceed the warning thresholds.
Power Supplies Status for power supplies reports whether the system has redundant power supplies,maximum wattage for each power supply, and whether the power supplies in the system are online or not.
Processors Processor is the logic circuitry that compares, copies, and computes data in response to instructions. Status of the processor can be Normal (OK), Noncritical, or Critical. Processors provides details such as manufacturer, family,version, current speed, external clock speed and so on.
Temperatures Temperature probes monitor temperatures at different places within the chassis.Temperature warning and critical/failure events alert administrators to take correctiveaction and preserve main chassis components from damage.
Voltages Voltage probes monitor voltages at different places within the chassis. Voltage warning and critical/failure events alert administrators to take corrective action when voltage readings at any probe location either fall below, or exceed, minimum and maximum voltage warning or critical/failure thresholds.
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