050-SEPROSIEM-01 · Question #62
To notify administrators of appliance hardware issues
The correct answer is B. Configure iDRAC as an enVision event source and create an alert in enVision. Administrators need a centralized alerting mechanism for hardware issues on a Dell appliance, which RSA enVision can provide by ingesting iDRAC events.
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To notify administrators of appliance hardware issues
Options
- ASet up notification on the iDRAC System Event Log page
- BConfigure iDRAC as an enVision event source and create an alert in enVision
- CConfigure the DELL OpenManage Server Administrator to send an email or SNMP trap
- DConfigure DELL OpenManage Server Administrator as an enVision event source and create an
How the community answered
(30 responses)- A7% (2)
- B77% (23)
- C3% (1)
- D13% (4)
Why each option
Administrators need a centralized alerting mechanism for hardware issues on a Dell appliance, which RSA enVision can provide by ingesting iDRAC events.
The iDRAC System Event Log page only displays events locally and does not send active notifications to administrators.
Configuring iDRAC as an enVision event source allows the SIEM platform to ingest hardware events from the appliance's baseboard management controller. Alerts created in enVision can then notify administrators when hardware issues are detected, providing centralized visibility and notification.
Configuring DELL OpenManage to send email or SNMP traps is a valid standalone method but does not leverage enVision for centralized alerting as the question implies.
Configuring OpenManage as an enVision event source addresses OS-level events but iDRAC is the correct source for hardware-level appliance issues.
Concept tested: iDRAC hardware event monitoring via enVision
Source: https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/idrac9-lifecycle-controller-v3.x-series/idrac9_3.xx_ug/overview?guid=guid-08e7b521-d32b-4e5e-9c3e-f7fe77e99b7a
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