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SR870BN4 Error Reference Guide Introduction
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1. Introduction
This document is an error reference guide for the SR870BN4 server system.
1.1 Document Organization
Section 1: An introduction to the SEL.
Section 2: A brief introduction to the EFI-based SEL Viewer utility.
Section 3: SEL Data Tables.
Section 4: MCA Error Handling including SEL event format for machine check events.
Section 5: SR870BN4 PCI Device IDs
Section 6: BIOS POST error codes and messages. These error codes and messages
appear on the video and are also logged in the system event log.
Section 7: SR870BN4 BIOS POST codes. A port 80/81 card is required to view these
codes.
Section 8: A list of beep codes generated by the SR870BN4 platform.
Appendix A: Glossary.
Appendix B: Reference Documents.
Appendix C: Index.
1.2 SEL Overview
The System Event Log (SEL) is a non-volatile repository for event messages. Event messages
contain information about system events and anomalies that occur on the server. They can be
triggered by BIOS, event generators, or sensors. Some event messages are the result of
normal happenings, such as a normal server boot, or possible minor problems like a
disconnected keyboard. Other events may indicate internal failures such as a component
overheat condition where thresholds, or ranges of acceptable values, exist. As with other
system events, if at any time a component crosses one of these defined thresholds, an event
message will be generated.
Regardless of the event, the appropriate management controller generates an event message.
Event messages are passed to the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), the primary
management controller on Intel
® server systems. The BMC passes the event message to the
SEL where it becomes available for querying by an SEL Viewer utility.
The SEL Viewer provides an interface for the server administrator to view information in the
SEL. The SEL Viewer is available through the Intel Server Management (ISM) or the EFI-based
SEL Viewer utility. The system administrator can use this information to monitor the server for
warnings and potential critical problems.