Passive air filter reminder

A service reminder to change the air filter in a BladeCenter T or BladeCenter HT unit is generated every six months. These reminders appear as information messages in the management module event log (see Event Log for information about using the Event Log).

The BladeCenter HT unit automatically generates an event to remind you to change the air filter when six months have elapsed after the advanced management module has detected that you have removed and then installed the front bezel. The BladeCenter HT unit automatically detects and responds to the following conditions relating to air filter management:

Insertion

The six months of service and the fouled-filter detection schedules start when the front bezel is installed on the BladeCenter HT unit.

Removal

No filter management services are available when the front bezel is removed from the BladeCenter HT unit.

The BladeCenter T unit provides controls in the advanced management module user interface so that you can reset the service interval, because this BladeCenter unit does not detect front bezel activity. Six months after you reset the service interval in the advanced management module user interface, you receive a reminder to change the air filter in the front bezel.

The BladeCenter T provides the following air filter management options in the Passive Air Filter Reminder section of the MM Control → Alerts page (see Alerts for more information):

• Disable: Air filter management services are turned off (no air filter alarms or events are generated).
• Enable: The six months of service reminder schedule and fouled-filter detection are turned on.
• Restart: Air filter management services are reset (six months of service reminder schedule is set to generate an air filter reminder in six months).