How To Configure the ALOM Notification Variables

Asset ID:	1-71-1009021.1
Update Date:	2012-07-10
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Solution Type Technical Instruction Sure

Solution 1009021.1 : How To Configure the ALOM Notification Variables

Applies to:

Sun Netra 240 (AC) Server - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Fire V210 Server - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Fire V440 Server - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Fire V240 Server - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Netra 210 Server - Version Not Applicable and later
All Platforms
***Checked for relevance on 10-7-2012***

Goal

Description
This Technical Instruction will describe how to configure ALOM notification variables to send out email to specified recipients when alerts of a desired level take place. This procedure is accurate for ALOM versions 1.0 through current which is 1.5.x

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Steps to Follow
How To Configure the ALOM Notification Variables

Configuring the ALOM Notification Variables will allow varying levels of
ALOM alerts to be sent automatically to specified email addresses.

To use this functionality, ALOM requires the NET MGT port to be configured and
operational first, otherwise it has no way to send the notifications. Configuration of the
NET MGT port is described in Document 1004884.1

As in the NET MGT port configuration Article, the Notifications variable
can also be set up through a tip session to the SERIAL MGT port, or
through the use of the Solaris[TM] based "scadm" command.

We will cover the method assuming a tip connection to the ALOM serial port
is functioning in this first example.

1) Use the "showsc" command to show the current config

 sc> showsc

Advanced Lights Out Manager v1.0

 parameter                value

---------                -----

if_network               true

if_modem                 false

if_snmp                  false

if_emailalerts           false

sys_autorestart          xir

netsc_tpelinktest        false

netsc_dhcp               false

netsc_ipaddr             129.148.173.27

netsc_ipnetmask          255.255.255.0

netsc_ipgateway          129.148.173.253

mgt_mailhost

mgt_mailalert

sc_customerinfo

sc_escapechars           #.

sc_powerondelay          false

sc_clipasswdecho         true

sc_cliprompt             sc

sc_clitimeout            0

sc_clieventlevel         2

sys_eventlevel           2

ser_baudrate             9600

ser_parity               none

ser_stopbits             1

ser_data                 8

netsc_enetaddr           00:03:ba:29:5e:34

sys_hostname             abcd

sys_enetaddr             00:03:ba:29:5e:2b

 sc> setsc if_emailalerts true

The above command enables the mail alerts to be sent

 sc> setsc mgt_mailhost 129.148.9.16

This (above) command sets the IP address of the mail server to which ALOM delivers the mail
alerts, if two addresses are specified they must be seperated by a single space

 sc> setsc mgt_mailalert [email protected] 1

This (above) command sets who will be sent the email with the alerts and what level alerts
will be sent. The possible settings are:
1 (critical), 2 (critical and major) and 3 (critical, major and minor)

 sc> setsc mgt_mailalert [email protected] 3

This (above) command shows the configuration of an additional email address to
receive level 3 alerts.

 sc> showsc

This (above) command will show the configuration with the changes

 Advanced Lights Out Manager v1.0

 parameter                value

---------                -----

if_network               true

if_modem                 false

if_snmp                  false

if_emailalerts           true

sys_autorestart          xir

netsc_tpelinktest        false

netsc_dhcp               false

netsc_ipaddr             129.148.173.27

netsc_ipnetmask          255.255.255.0

netsc_ipgateway          129.148.173.253

mgt_mailhost             129.148.9.16

mgt_mailalert(1)         [email protected] 1

mgt_mailalert(2)         [email protected] 3

sc_customerinfo

sc_escapechars           #.

sc_powerondelay          false

sc_clipasswdecho         true

sc_cliprompt             sc

sc_clitimeout            0

sc_clieventlevel         2

sys_eventlevel           2

ser_baudrate             9600

ser_parity               none

ser_stopbits             1

ser_data                 8

netsc_enetaddr           00:03:ba:29:5e:34

sys_hostname             abcd

sys_enetaddr             00:03:ba:29:5e:2b

To remove an email address from the configuration so that alerts are no
longer sent to it we use the same command as when we added it but without
the alert level number:

 sc> setsc mgt_mailalert [email protected]

 sc> showsc    - shows that [email protected] is now removed

 Advanced Lights Out Manager v1.0

 parameter                value

---------                -----

if_network               true

if_modem                 false

if_snmp                  false

if_emailalerts           true

sys_autorestart          xir

netsc_tpelinktest        false

netsc_dhcp               false

netsc_ipaddr             129.148.173.27

netsc_ipnetmask          255.255.255.0

netsc_ipgateway          129.148.173.253

mgt_mailhost             129.148.9.16

mgt_mailalert(1)         [email protected] 1

sc_customerinfo

sc_escapechars           #.

sc_powerondelay          false

sc_clipasswdecho         true

sc_cliprompt             sc

sc_clitimeout            0

sc_clieventlevel         2

sys_eventlevel           2

ser_baudrate             9600

ser_parity               none

ser_stopbits             1

ser_data                 8

netsc_enetaddr           00:03:ba:29:5e:34

sys_hostname             abcd

sys_enetaddr             00:03:ba:29:5e:2b

To demonstrate the event notification the system is powered down:

 sc> poweroff -y

SC Alert: Host system has shut down.

The following email was then received:

 From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Subject: System Alert From abcd

 System Event Recorded By SC:

 HostID:         "83295e2b"

 Event:          "00040029"

 Time:           "TUE SEP 16 17:39:22 2003"

 Customer Info:  "No Entry"

 Hostname:       "abcd"

 SC IP Address:  "129.148.173.27"

 Message:        "Host system has shut down."

2) The same configuration can be done through the use of the Solaris based
scadm command:

 #scadm set if_emailalerts true

 #scadm set mgt_mailhost 129.148.9.16

 #scadm set mgt_mailalert [email protected] 1

 #scadm show

 if_network="true"

if_modem="false"

if_snmp="false"

if_emailalerts="true"

sys_autorestart="xir"

netsc_tpelinktest="true"

netsc_dhcp="false"

netsc_ipaddr="129.148.173.27"

netsc_ipnetmask="255.255.255.0"

netsc_ipgateway="129.148.173.253"

mgt_mailhost="129.148.9.16"

mgt_mailalert="[email protected] 1"

sc_customerinfo=""

sc_escapechars="#."

sc_powerondelay="false"

sc_servicemode="false"

sc_clipasswdecho="true"

sc_cliprompt="sc"

sc_clitimeout="0"

sc_clieventlevel="2"

sc_ssqamode="false"

sys_eventlevel="2"

Product
Sun Fire V210 Server
Sun Fire V440 Server

Internal Comments
Internal Link for

Technical Instruction Document 1004884.1

alom, net mgt, v210, v240, v440, sys_eventlevel, mgt_mailalert
Previously Published As
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Change History
Date: 2010-12-21
User Name: Ian Macdonald
Action: Updated

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