Sensor Data Record (Sdr) Repository; Event Message Reception; Event Filtering And Alerting - Intel SE7525GP2 Technical Manual

Intel® Server Boards SE7320SP2 and SE7525GP2
5.2.9

Sensor Data Record (SDR) Repository

The mBMC includes built-in sensor data records that provide platform management capabilities
(sensor types, locations, event generation and access information). The SDR repository is
accessible via all communication transports. This way, out-of-band interfaces can access the
SDR repository information if the system is down.
The mBMC supports 2176 bytes of storage for SDR records. The SDR defines the type of
sensor, thresholds, hysteresis values, and event configuration. The mBMC supports up to six
threshold values for threshold-based full sensor records, and up to 15 events for non threshold-
based full and compact sensor records. It supports low-going and high-going sensor devices.
5.2.9.1 Initialization Agent
The mBMC implements the internal sensor initialization agent functionality specified in the
Intelligent Platform Management Interface Specification, Version 1.5. When the mBMC
initializes, or when the system boots, the initialization agent scans the SDR repository and
configures the sensors referenced by the SDRs. This includes setting sensor thresholds,
enabling/disabling sensor event message scanning, and enabling/disabling sensor event
messages.
5.2.10

Event Message Reception

The mBMC supports externally (e.g., BIOS) generated events via the Platform Event Message
command. Events received via this command will be logged to the SEL and processed by PEF.
5.2.11

Event Filtering and Alerting

The mBMC implements the following IPMI 1.5 alerting features:
PEF
Alert over LAN
5.2.11.1 Platform Event Filtering (PEF)
The mBMC monitors platform health and logs failure events into the SEL. The platform event
filtering feature provides a configurable mechanism to allow events to trigger alert actions. PEF
provides a flexible, general mechanism that enables the mBMC to perform selectable actions
triggered by a configurable set of platform events. The mBMC supports the following IPMI PEF
actions:
Power-down
Soft shut-down
Power cycle
Reset
Diagnostic Interrupt
Alert
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