Configuring Platform Event Filters

This chapter includes the following sections:

Platform Event Filters

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:

        Interpreting Platform Event Traps

        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 [Note 1] Platform Event Description
        0 0h Test Trap
        65799 010107h Temperature Warning
        65801 010109h Temperature Critical
        131330 020102h Under Voltage, Critical
        131337 020109h Voltage Critical
        196871 030107h Current Warning
        262402 040102h Fan Critical
        459776 070400h Processor related (IOH-Thermalert/Caterr sensor) – predictive failure deasserted
        459777 070401h Processor related (IOH-Thermalert/Caterr sensor) – predictive failure asserted
        460032 070500h Processor Power Warning – limit not exceeded
        460033 070501h Processor Power Warning – limit exceeded
        524533 0800F5h Power Supply Critical
        524551 080107h Power Supply Warning
        525313 080401h Discrete Power Supply Warning
        527105 080B01h Power Supply Redundancy Lost
        527106 080B02h Power Supply Redundancy Restored
        552704 086F00h Power Supply Inserted
        552705 086F01h Power Supply Failure
        552707 086F03h Power Supply AC Lost
        786433 0C0001h Correctable ECC Memory Errors, Release 1.3(1) and later releases, filter set to accept all reading types [Note 4]
        786439 0C0007h DDR3_INFO sensor LED - RED bit asserted (Probable ECC error on a DIMM), Generic Sensor [Notes 2,3]
        Note   

        Displayed for the E-Series Servers and the SM E-Series NCE. Not displayed for the EHWIC E-Series NCE and the NIM E-Series NCE.

        786689 0C0101h Correctable ECC Memory Errors, Release 1.3(1) and later releases
        818945 0C7F01h Correctable ECC Memory Errors, Release 1.2(x) and earlier releases
        818951 0C7F07h DDR3_INFO sensor LED - RED bit asserted (Probable ECC error on a DIMM), 1.2(x) and earlier releases [Note 3]
        Note   

        Displayed for the E-Series Servers and the SM E-Series NCE. Not displayed for the EHWIC E-Series NCE and the NIM E-Series NCE.

        851968 0D0000h HDD sensor indicates no fault, Generic Sensor [Note 2]
        851972 0D0004h HDD sensor indicates a fault, Generic Sensor [Note 2]
        854016 0D0800h HDD Absent, Generic Sensor [Note 2]
        854017 0D0801h HDD Present, Generic Sensor [Note 2]
        880384 0D6F00h HDD Present, no fault indicated
        880385 0D6F01h HDD Fault
        880512 0D6F80h HDD Not Present
        880513 0D6F81h HDD is deasserted but not in a fault state
        884480 0D7F00h Drive Slot LED Off
        884481 0D7F01h Drive Slot LED On
        884482 0D7F02h Drive Slot LED fast blink
        884483 0D7F03h Drive Slot LED slow blink
        884484 0D7F04h Drive Slot LED green
        884485 0D7F05h Drive Slot LED amber
        884486 0D7F01h Drive Slot LED blue
        884487 0D7F01h Drive Slot LED read
        884488 0D7F08h Drive Slot Online
        884489 0D7F09h Drive Slot Degraded
        Note   

        When the event filter is set to accept all reading types, bits 15:8 of the hex event number are masked to 0. For example, event number 786689 (0C0101h) becomes 786433 (0C0001h).