OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.3

Virtualization-related events

The following table contains the virtualization-related critical and warning events, and includes event name, description, severity level, and recommended action.

The vitalization-related events are displayed in the following format:

Dell-Message ID:<ID number>, Message:<Message Description>.

The chassis events are displayed in the following format:

Dell-Message:<Message description>, Chassis name:<name of the chassis>, Chassis Service Tag:<chassis Service Tag >, Chassis Location:<chassis location>

Table 1. Virtualization events
Event nameDescriptionSeverityRecommended action
Dell-Current sensor detected a warning valueA current sensor in the specified system exceeded its warning thresholdWarningNo action
Dell-Current sensor detected a failure valueA current sensor in the specified system exceeded its failure thresholdErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Current sensor detected a non-recoverable valueA current sensor in the specified system detected an error from which it cannot recoverErrorNo action
Dell-Redundancy regainedSensor Returned to Normal ValueInfoNo action
Dell-Redundancy degradedA redundancy sensor in the specified system detected that one of the components of the redundancy unit has failed but the unit is still redundantWarningNo action
Dell-Redundancy lostA redundancy sensor in the specified system detected that one of the components in the redundant unit has been disconnected, has failed, or is not presentErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Power supply returned to normalSensor returned to Normal ValueInfoNo action
Dell-Power supply detected a warningA power supply sensor reading in the specified system exceeded a user definable warning thresholdWarningNo action
Dell-Power supply detected a failureA power supply has been disconnected or has failedErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Power supply sensor detected a non-recoverable valueA power supply sensor in the specified system detected an error from which it cannot recoverErrorNo action
Dell-Memory Device Status warningA memory device correction rate exceeded an acceptable valueWarningNo action
Dell-Memory Device errorA memory device correction rate exceeded an acceptable value, a memory spare bank was activated, or a multibit ECC error occurredErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Fan enclosure inserted into systemSensor returned to normal valueInfoNo action
Dell-Fan enclosure removed from systemA fan enclosure has been removed from the specified systemWarningNo action
Dell-Fan enclosure removed from system for an extended amount of timeA fan enclosure has been removed from the specified system for a user-definable length of timeErrorNo action
Dell-Fan enclosure sensor detected a non-recoverable valueA fan enclosure sensor in the specified system detected an error from which it cannot recoverErrorNo action
Dell-AC power has been restoredSensor Returned to Normal ValueInfoNo action
Dell-AC power has been lost warningAn AC power cord has lost its power, but there is sufficient redundancy to classify this as a warningWarningNo action
Dell-An AC power cord has lost its powerAn AC power cord has lost its power, and lack of redundancy requires this to be classified as an errorErrorNo action
Dell-Processor sensor returned to a normal valueSensor Returned to Normal ValueInfoNo action
Dell-Processor sensor detected a warning valueA processor sensor in the specified system is in a throttled stateWarningNo action
Dell-Processor sensor detected a failure valueA processor sensor in the specified system is disabled, has a configuration error, or experienced a thermal tripErrorNo action
Dell-Processor sensor detected a non-recoverable valueA processor sensor in the specified system has failed.ErrorNo action
Dell-Device configuration errorA configuration error was detected for a pluggable device in the specified systemErrorNo action
Dell-Battery sensor returned to a normal valueSensor Returned to Normal ValueInfoNo action
Dell-Battery sensor detected a warning valueA battery sensor in the specified system detected that a battery is in a predictive failure stateWarningNo action
Dell-Battery sensor detected a failure valueA battery sensor in the specified system detected that a battery has failedErrorNo action
Dell-Battery sensor detected a nonrecoverable valueA battery sensor in the specified system detected that a battery has failedErrorNo Action
Dell-Thermal shutdown protection has been initiatedThis message is generated when a system is configured for thermal shutdown due to an error event. If a temperature sensor reading exceeds the error threshold for which the system is configured, the operating system shuts down and the system powers off. This event may also be initiated on certain systems when a fan enclosure is removed from the system for an extended period of timeErrorNo action
Dell-Temperature sensor returned to a normal valueSensor Returned to Normal ValueInfoNo action
Dell-Temperature sensor detected a warning valueA temperature sensor on the backplane board, system board, CPU, or drive carrier in the specified system exceeded its warning thresholdWarningNo action
Dell-Temperature sensor detected a failure valueA temperature sensor on the backplane board, system board, or drive carrier in the specified system exceeded its failure threshold valueErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Temperature sensor detected a non-recoverable valueA temperature sensor on the backplane board, system board, or drive carrier in the specified system detected an error from which it cannot recoverErrorNo action
Dell-Fan sensor returned to a normal valueSensor Returned to Normal ValueInfoNo action
Dell-Fan sensor detected a warning valueFan Sensor reading in the host <x> exceeded a warning threshold valueWarningNo Action
Dell-Fan sensor detected a failure valueA fan sensor in the specified system detected the failure of one or more fansErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Fan sensor detected a nonrecoverable valueA fan sensor detected an error from which it cannot recoverErrorNo action
Dell-Voltage sensor returned to a normal valueSensor Returned to Normal ValueInfoNo action
Dell-Voltage sensor detected a warning valueA voltage sensor in the specified system exceeded its warning thresholdWarningNo action
Dell-Voltage sensor detected a failure valueA voltage sensor in the specified system exceeded its failure thresholdErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Voltage sensor detected a nonrecoverable valueA voltage sensor in the specified system detected an error from which it cannot recoverErrorNo action
Dell-Current sensor returned to a normal valueSensor Returned to Normal ValueInfoNo action
Dell-Storage: storage management errorStorage management has detected a device independent error conditionErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Storage: Controller warningA portion of the physical disk is damagedWarningNo action
Dell-Storage: Controller failureA portion of the physical disk is damagedErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Storage: Channel FailureChannel failureErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Storage: Enclosure hardware informationEnclosure hardware informationInfoNo action
Dell-Storage: Enclosure hardware warningEnclosure hardware warningWarningNo action
Dell-Storage: Enclosure hardware failureEnclosure hardware errorErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Storage: Array disk failureArray disk failureErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Storage: EMM failureEMM failureErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Storage: power supply failurePower supply failureErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Storage: temperature probe warningPhysical disk temperature probe warning, too cold or too hotWarningNo action
Dell-Storage: temperature probe failurePhysical disk temperature probe error, too cold or too hot.ErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Storage: Fan failureFan failureErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Storage: Battery warningBattery warningWarningNo action
Dell-Storage: Virtual disk degraded warningVirtual disk degraded warningWarningNo action
Dell-Storage: Virtual disk degraded failureVirtual disk degraded failureErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Storage: Temperature probe informationTemperature probe informationInfoNo action
Dell-Storage: Array disk warningArray disk warningWarningNo action
Dell-Storage: Array disk informationArray disk informationInfoNo action
Dell-Storage: Power supply warningPower supply warningWarningNo action
Dell-Fluid Cache Disk failureFluid cache disk failureErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Cable failure or critical eventCable failure or critical eventErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Chassis Management Controller detected a warningChassis Management Controller detected a warningWarningNo action
Dell-Chassis Management Controller detected an errorChassis Management Controller detected an errorErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-IO Virtualization failure or critical eventIO virtualization failure or critical eventErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Link status warningLink status warningWarningNo action
Dell-Link status failure or critical eventLink status failure or critical eventErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Security warningSecurity warningWarningNo action
Dell-System: Software configuration warningSystem: Software configuration warningWarningNo action
Dell-System: Software configuration failureSystem: Software configuration failureErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Storage Security warningStorage security warningWarningNo action
Dell-Storage Security failure or critical eventStorage security failure or critical eventErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Software change update warningSoftware change update warningWarningNo action
Dell-Chassis Management Controller audit warningChassis Management Controller audit warningWarningNo action
Dell-Chassis Management Controller audit failure or critical eventChassis Management Controller audit failure or critical eventErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-PCI device audit warningPCI device audit warningWarningNo action
Dell Power Supply audit warningPower supply audit warningWarningNo action
Dell-Power Supply audit failure or critical eventPower supply audit failure or critical eventErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Power usage audit warningPower usage audit warningWarningNo action
Dell-Power usage audit failure or critical eventPower usage audit failure or critical eventErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Security configuration warningSecurity configuration warningWarningNo action
Dell-Configuration: Software configuration warningConfiguration: Software configuration warningWarningNo action
Dell-Configuration: Software configuration failureConfiguration: Software configuration failureErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Virtual Disk Partition failureVirtual disk partition failureErrorPut the system into maintenance mode
Dell-Virtual Disk Partition warningVirtual disk partition warningWarningNo action
iDRAC events
NOTE: For all Proactive HA enabled hosts that are part of a cluster, the following virtualization events are mapped to the Proactive HA events; except events, "The fans are not redundant" and "The power supplies are not redundant" are not mapped.
The fans are redundantNoneInfoNo action
Fan redundancy is lostOne of more fans have failed or have been removed or a configuration change occurred, which requires additional fansCriticalRemove and reinstall failed fans or install additional fans
Fan redundancy is degradedOne of more fans have failed or have been removed or a configuration change occurred, which requires additional fans.WarningRemove and reinstall failed fans or install additional fans
The fans are not redundantOne of more fans have failed or have been removed or a configuration change occurred, which requires additional fansInfoRemove and reinstall failed fans or install additional fans
The fans are not redundant. Insufficient resources to maintain normal operationsOne of more fans have failed or have been removed or a configuration change occurred, which requires additional fansCriticalRemove and reinstall failed fans or install additional fans
The power supplies are redundantNoneInfoNo action
Power supply redundancy is lostThe current power operational mode is non-redundant because of a power supply exception, a power supply inventory change, or a system power inventory change. The system was previously operating in a power redundant modeCriticalCheck the event log for power supply failures. Review system configuration and power consumption
Power supply redundancy is degradedThe current power operational mode is non-redundant because of a power supply exception, a power supply inventory change, or a system power inventory change. The system was previously operating in a power redundant modeWarningCheck the event log for power supply failures. Review system configuration and power consumption
The power supplies are not redundantThe current power supply configuration does not meet the platform requirements to enable redundancy. If a power supply fails the system may shut down.InfoIf unintended, review system configuration and power consumption and install power supplies accordingly. Check power supply status for failures
The power supplies are not redundant. Insufficient resources to maintain normal operationsThe system may power down or operate in a performance degraded stateCriticalCheck the event log for power supply failures. Review system configuration and power consumption and upgrade or install power supplies accordingly
Internal Dual SD Module is redundantNoneInfoNo action
Internal Dual SD Module redundancy is lostEither one of the SD card or both the SD cards are not functioning properlyCriticalReplace the failed SD card
Internal Dual SD Module redundancy is degradedEither one of the SD card or both the SD cards are not functioning properlyWarningReplace the failed SD card
Internal Dual SD Module is not redundantNoneInfoInstall additional SD card and configure for redundancy if redundancy is desired
Chassis events
Power supply redundancy is lostThe current power operational mode is non-redundant because of a power supply exception, a power supply inventory change, or a system power inventory change. The system was previously operating in a power redundant modeCriticalCheck the event log for power supply failures. Review system configuration and power consumption
Power supply redundancy is degradedThe current power operational mode is non-redundant because of a power supply exception, a power supply inventory change, or a system power inventory change. The system was previously operating in a power redundant modeWarningCheck the event log for power supply failures. Review system configuration and power consumption
The power supplies are redundantNoneInfoNo action
The power supplies are not redundantThe current power supply configuration does not meet the platform requirements to enable redundancy. If a power supply fails the system may shut down.InfoIf unintended, review system configuration and power consumption and install power supplies accordingly. Check power supply status for failures
The power supplies are not redundant. Insufficient resources to maintain normal operationsThe system may power down or operate in a performance degraded stateCriticalCheck the event log for power supply failures. Review system configuration and power consumption and upgrade or install power supplies accordingly
Fan redundancy is lostOne of more fans have failed or have been removed or a configuration change occurred, which requires additional fansCriticalRemove and reinstall failed fans or install additional fans
Fan redundancy is degradedOne of more fans have failed or have been removed or a configuration change occurred, which requires additional fans.WarningRemove and reinstall failed fans or install additional fans
The fans are redundantNoneInfoNo action
The fans are not redundantOne of more fans have failed or have been removed or a configuration change occurred, which requires additional fansInfoRemove and reinstall failed fans or install additional fans
The fans are not redundant. Insufficient resources to maintain normal operationsOne of more fans have failed or have been removed or a configuration change occurred, which requires additional fansCriticalRemove and reinstall failed fans or install additional fans