This sensor requires the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) tool to be installed on the target system. Make sure that you enable SNMP in the OMSA.
If the name contains angle brackets (<>), PRTG replaces them with braces ({}) for security reasons. For more information, see the Knowledge Base: What security features does PRTG include?
This setting is for your information only. You cannot change it.
Tags
Enter one or more tags. Confirm each tag with the Spacebar key, a comma, or the Enter key. You can use tags to group objects and use tag-filtered views later on. Tags are not case-sensitive. Tags are automatically inherited.
It is not possible to enter tags with a leading plus (+) or minus (-) sign, nor tags with parentheses (()) or angle brackets (<>).
For performance reasons, it can take some minutes until you can filter for new tags that you added.
The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:
snmpdellsystemhealthsensor
systemhealth
snmpdell
dell
Priority
Select a priority for the sensor. This setting determines the position of the sensor in lists. The highest priority is at the top of a list. Choose from the lowest priority () to the highest priority ().
Dell PowerEdge System Health Specific
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
Sensor Display
Setting
Description
Primary Channel
Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, the last value of the primary channel is always displayed 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 different channels are shown for this sensor:
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. All channels with this unit are stacked 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 Root Group Settings, section Scanning Interval.
Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window
You cannot interrupt the inheritance for schedules, dependencies, and maintenance windows. The corresponding settings from the parent objects are always active. However, you can define additional schedules, dependencies, and maintenance windows. They are active at the same time as the parent objects' settings.
Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window.
Access Rights
Access Rights
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Access Rights.
Channel Unit Configuration
Which channel units are available depends on the sensor type and the available parameters. If no configurable channels are available, this field shows No configurable channels.
Channel Unit Configuration
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Channel Unit Configuration.
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
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KNOWLEDGE BASE
Why does my Dell PowerEdge System Health sensor show a power unit status error after iDRAC update?