A platform event filter (PEF) can trigger an action and generate an alert when a critical hardware-related event occurs. For each PEF, you can choose the action to be taken (or take no action) when a platform event occurs. You can also choose to generate and send an alert when a platform event occurs. Alerts are sent as an SNMP trap, so you must configure an SNMP trap destination before the alerts can be sent.
You can globally enable or disable the generation of platform event alerts. When disabled, alerts are not sent even if PEFs are configured to send them.
Enabling Platform Event Alerts
Before You Begin
You must log in as a user with admin privileges to enable platform event alerts.
Procedure
Step 1
In the
Navigation pane, click the
Admin tab.
Step 2
On the Admin tab, click Event Management.
Figure 1. Event Management
Step 3
In the Event Management pane, click the Platform Event Filters tab.
Step 4
In the Platform Event Alerts area, check the Enable Platform Event Alerts check box.
Step 5
Click Save Changes.
Disabling Platform Event Alerts
Before You Begin
You must log in as a user with admin privileges to disable platform event alerts.
Procedure
Step 1
In the
Navigation pane, click the
Admin tab.
Step 2
On the Admin tab, click Event Management.
Figure 2. Event Management
Step 3
In the Event Management pane, click the Platform Event Filters tab.
Step 4
In the Platform Event Alerts area, uncheck the Enable Platform Event Alerts check box.
Step 5
Click Save Changes.
Configuring Platform Event Filters
Before You Begin
You must log in as a user with admin privileges to configure platform event filters.
Procedure
Step 1
In the
Navigation pane, click the
Admin tab.
Step 2
On the Admin tab, click Event Management.
Figure 3. Event Management
Step 3
In the Event Management pane, click the Platform Event Filters tab.
Step 4
In the Platform Event Filters area, complete the following fields for each event:
Name
Description
ID column
The unique filter ID.
Event column
The name of the event filter.
Action column
For each filter, select the desired action from the scrolling list box. This can be one of the following:
None—No action is taken.
Reboot—The server is rebooted.
Power Cycle—The server is power cycled.
Power Off—The server is powered off.
Send Alert column
For each filter that you want to send an alert, check the associated check box in this column.
Note
In order to send an alert, the filter trap settings must be configured properly and the Enable Platform Event Filters check box must also be checked.
Step 5
Click Save Changes.
What to Do Next
If you configure any PEFs to send an alert, complete the following tasks:
A CIMC platform event alert sent as an SNMP trap contains an enterprise object identifier (OID) in the form 1.3.6.1.4.1.3183.1.1.0.event. The first ten fields of the OID represent the following information: iso(1).org(3).dod(6).internet(1).private(4).enterprises(1).wired_for_management(3183).PET(1).version(1).version(0), indicating an IPMI platform event trap (PET) version 1.0 message. The last field is an event number, indicating the specific condition or alert being notified.
Platform Event Trap Descriptions
The following table provides a description of the event being notified in a platform event trap message, based on the event number in the trap OID.
Event Number
Platform Event Description
0
Test Trap
131330
Under Voltage
131337
Voltage Critical
196871
Current Warning
262402
Fan Critical
459776
Processor related (IOH-Thermalert/Caterr sensor) predictive failure deasserted
459777
Processor related (IOH-Thermalert/Caterr sensor) predictive failure asserted
460032
Power Warning
460033
Power Warning
524533
Power Supply Critical
524551
Power Supply Warning
525313
Discrete Power Supply Warning
527105
Power Supply Redundancy Lost
527106
Power Supply Redundancy Lost
552704
Power Supply Inserted
552705
PSU Failure
552707
Power Supply AC Lost
65799
Temperature Warning
65801
Temperature Critical
786433
Memory Warning
786439
DDR3_INFO sensor LED - RED bit asserted (Probable ECC error on a DIMM)
818945
Memory Warning
818951
DDR3_INFO sensor LED - RED bit asserted (Probable ECC error on a DIMM)