PRTG Manual: SNMP Dell PowerEdge System Health Sensor

The SNMP Dell PowerEdge System Health sensor monitors the system health of a Dell PowerEdge server via the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

SNMP Dell PowerEdge System Health Sensor

For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.

Sensor in Other Languages

Dutch: SNMP Dell PowerEdge Systeemstatus
French: Dell PowerEdge état du système (SNMP)
German: SNMP Dell PowerEdge Systemzustand
Japanese: SNMP Dell PowerEdge システムの正常性
Portuguese: Saúde do sistema Dell PowerEdge (SNMP)
Russian: Работоспособность системы Dell PowerEdge по SNMP
Simplified Chinese: SNMP Dell PowerEdge 系统健康状况
Spanish: Salud de sistema Dell PowerEdge (SNMP)

Remarks

Consider the following remarks and requirements for this sensor:

Remark	Description
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator or iDRAC 7	This sensor requires Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) 7 or the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) on the target system. Make sure that you enable SNMP in the OMSA. For more information, see the Knowledge Base: What do I need to monitor Dell servers? You can also monitor Dell PowerEdge servers with this sensor via iDRAC 7.
IPv6	This sensor supports IPv6.
Performance impact	This sensor has a very low performance impact.
Lookups	This sensor uses lookups to determine the status values of one or more channels.
Knowledge Base	Knowledge Base: Why does my Dell PowerEdge System Health sensor show a power unit status error after iDRAC update? Knowledge Base: What do I need to monitor Dell servers? Knowledge Base: I can't add Dell PowerEdge sensors to PRTG. What can I do?

Basic Sensor Settings

The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:

dell
snmpdell
snmpdellsystemhealthsensor
systemhealth

For more information about basic sensor settings, see section Sensor Settings.

Dell PowerEdge System Health Specific

Setting	Description
Chassis	The chassis that this sensor monitors.
Channel Mask	The channel mask that describes which channels are available.
Data Source	The interface that PRTG uses to get monitoring data. This is either Dell OMSA or iDRAC.

Sensor Display

Setting	Description
Primary Channel	Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, PRTG displays the last value of the primary channel below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor. You can set a different primary channel later by clicking below a channel gauge on the sensor's Overview tab.
Graph Type	Define how this sensor shows different channels: Show channels independently (default): Show a graph for each channel. Stack channels on top of each other: Stack channels on top of each other to create a multi-channel graph. This generates a graph that visualizes the different components of your total traffic. You cannot use this option in combination with manual Vertical Axis Scaling (available in the channel settings).
Stack Unit	This setting is only visible if you select Stack channels on top of each other above. Select a unit from the list. PRTG stacks all channels with this unit on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so.

Setting

Description

Primary Channel

Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, PRTG displays the last value of the primary channel below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor.

You can set a different primary channel later by clicking below a channel gauge on the sensor's Overview tab.

Graph Type

Define how this sensor shows different channels:

Show channels independently (default): Show a graph for each channel.
Stack channels on top of each other: Stack channels on top of each other to create a multi-channel graph. This generates a graph that visualizes the different components of your total traffic.
You cannot use this option in combination with manual Vertical Axis Scaling (available in the channel settings).

Stack Unit

This setting is only visible if you select Stack channels on top of each other above.

Select a unit from the list. PRTG stacks all channels with this unit on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so.

Inherited Settings

By default, all of these settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.

For more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.

Channel List

Which channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.

Channel	Description
Ampere Status	The ampere status Up status: OK Warning status: Non Critical Down status: Critical, Non Recoverable, Other, Unknown
Battery Status	The battery status Up status: OK Warning status: Non Critical Down status: Critical, Non Recoverable, Other, Unknown
Chassis Status	The chassis status Up status: OK Warning status: Non Critical Down status: Critical, Non Recoverable, Other, Unknown
Cooling Device Status	The cooling device status Up status: OK Warning status: Non Critical Down status: Critical, Non Recoverable, Other, Unknown
Cooling Unit Status	The cooling unit status Up status: OK Warning status: Non Critical Down status: Critical, Non Recoverable, Other, Unknown
Downtime	In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status
Global System Status	The global system status Up status: OK Warning status: Non Critical Down status: Critical, Non Recoverable, Other, Unknown This channel is the primary channel by default.
Intrusion Status	The intrusion status Up status: OK Warning status: Non Critical Down status: Critical, Non Recoverable, Other, Unknown
Memory Device Status	The memory device status Up status: OK Warning status: Non Critical Down status: Critical, Non Recoverable, Other, Unknown
Power Supply Status	The power supply status Up status: OK Warning status: Non Critical Down status: Critical, Non Recoverable, Other, Unknown
Power Unit Status	The power unit status Up status: OK Warning status: Non Critical Down status: Critical, Non Recoverable, Other, Unknown
Processor Status	The processor status Up status: OK Warning status: Non Critical Down status: Critical, Non Recoverable, Other, Unknown
Temperature Status	The temperature status Up status: OK Warning status: Non Critical Down status: Critical, Non Recoverable, Other, Unknown
Voltage Status	The voltage status Up status: OK Warning status: Non Critical Down status: Critical, Non Recoverable, Other, Unknown