Kontron S5500 SEL Troubleshooting - Manual (Page 94)

System Event Log Troubleshooting Guide for Intel ® S5500/S3420 series Server Boards Miscellaneous events
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Byte Field Description
16 Event Data 3 Not used.
13.4 System Event – PEF action
The BMC is configurable to send alerts for events logged into the SEL. These alerts are called Platform Event Filters (PEF) and are disabled by
default. The user must configure and enable this feature. PEF events are logged if the BMC takes action due to a PEF configuration. The BMC
event triggering the PEF action will also be in the SEL.
This functionality is built into the BMC to allow it to send alerts (SNMP or other) for any event that gets logged to the SEL. PEF filters are turned
off by default and would have to be enabled manually using Intel
® deployment assistant, Intel ® syscfg utility, Intel ® or manually.
Table 80: System Event – PEF Action Sensor Typical Characteristics
Byte Field Description
11 Sensor Type 12h = System Event
12 Sensor Number 08h
13
Event Direction and
Event Type
[7] Event direction
0b = Assertion Event
1b = Deassertion Event
[6:0] Event Type = 6Fh (Sensor Specific)
14 Event Data 1
[7:6] – 00b = Unspecified Event Data 2
[5:4] – 00b = Unspecified Event Data 3
[3:0] – Event Trigger Offset = 4 = PEF Action
15 Event Data 2 Not used.
16 Event Data 3 Not used.
13.4.1 System Event – PEF Action – Next Steps
This event gets logged if the BMC takes an action due to PEF configuration. Actions can be sending an alert, or resetting, power cycling, or
powering down the system. There will be another event that has led to the action so you should investigate the SEL and PEF settings to identify
this event, and troubleshoot accordingly.