Kontron S4600 SEL Troubleshooting - Manual (Page 114)

Miscellaneous Events
System Event Log Troubleshooting Guide for EPSD Platforms Based on Intel ® Xeon ® Processor E5 4600/2600/2400/1600/1400 Product Families
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11.4 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 is functionality 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 have to be enabled manually using Intel
® deployment assistant, Intel ® syscfg utility, or an IPMI-aware
utility.
Table 81: 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 = 4h = PEF Action
15 Event Data 2 Not used
16 Event Data 3 Not used
11.4.1 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, along with possibly
resetting, power cycling, or powering down the system. There will be another event that has led to the action so you need to
investigate the SEL and PEF settings to identify this event, and troubleshoot accordingly.