Notification on backup failed

Hi,

Dell OME provides the ability to configure alert policies that can send email notifications for various system alerts, including failures.Key steps generally involve:In OpenManage Enterprise, go to the Alerts section and create a new Alert Policy.

Define the criteria such as category (e.g., backup-related events or error types), severity (warning, critical).

Set the target device groups for the policy to apply.

Enable email notification within that policy by configuring the recipient email addresses and SMTP server settings under Application Settings > Alerts > Email Configuration.Test the alert notification by generating test events or traps.

Dell documentation and tech release videos show the process to create email alert policies targeting hardware or other event categories in OME, with toggle options to enable email and specify recipient addresses. If the built-in backup reporting capability does not have direct email alerting, an alert policy targeting backup failure events should be configured to achieve this.Additional approaches include scripting (e.g., PowerShell scripts attached to OMSA alerts) for customized email notifications, but OME supports native email alerts through alert policies if properly set up with mail server configuration.Therefore, the recommended approach is to:

Verify and configure SMTP/email server settings in OME.

Create an alert policy specifically targeting backup failure events.

Enable and specify email recipients.

Test the alert with simulated backup failure or test trap events.

 

This method provides automatic email notifications on backup failures without having to rely solely on reports

 

 

 

 

 

https://youtu.be/pEMZrrG1V5Q?si=a0SkYSZlyR78-REY

https://www.dell.com/support/contents/en-us/videos/videoplayer/how-to-enable-and-configure-alert-policy-for-openmanage-enterprise/1703906207529423914

 https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000182281/how-to-configure-alerts-and-troubleshoot-alerts-in-openmanage-enterprise

 https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000192341/how-to-create-alert-policies-in-openmanage-enterprise?utm_source=perplexity