A system having a management console and one or more managed nodes is
described. The management console has a network address and is connected
to a network. Each managed node includes a network interface card for
connecting with a network and an alert sending device for generating
Alert Standards Forum Platform Event Traps in response to conditions at
the managed node. The managed nodes are further able to receive Platform
Event Trap destination address configuration packets and adopt the
network address of the management consoles as the Platform Event Trap
destination address.