Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 7.4 User's Guide

Click the Fans object to manage your system fans. Server Administrator monitors the status of each system fan by measuring fan RPMs. Fan probes report RPMs to the Server Administrator Instrumentation Service.

When you select Fans from the device tree, details appear in the data area in the right-side pane of the Server Administrator home page. The Fans object action window can have the following tabs, depending on the user's group privileges: Properties and Alert Management.

Properties

Subtab: Fan Probes

Under the Properties tab, you can:

• View the current readings for your system's fan probes and configure minimum and maximum values for fan probe warning threshold.

• Select fan control options.

Alert Management

Subtabs: Alert Actions | SNMP Traps

Under the Alert Management tab, you can:

• View current alert actions settings and set the alert actions that you want to be performed in the event that a fan returns a warning or failure value.
• View current SNMP trap alert thresholds and set the alert threshold levels for fans. The selected traps are triggered if the system generates a corresponding event at the selected severity level.