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Boot Event, Table 2-1., POST Error Events, Field, Value, Description

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Boot Event The BIOS downloads the system date and time to the BMC during POST and logs a boot event. Software that parses the event log should not treat the boot event as an error. Table 2-1. POST Error Events Byte Field Value Description 1:2 Record ID XXXXh ID Used for SEL Record access 3 Record Type 02h 02h = system event record 4:7 Time Stamp XXXXXXXXh Time when event was logged 8:9 Generator ID 0100h Generate by BIOS 10 EvM Rev 04h Event Message Format Revision. 04h for this specification 11 Sensor Type 0Fh Sensor type code for sensor that generated the event 12 Sensor Number DAh Number of Sensor that generated the event 13 Event Dir | Event 00h Type Bit 7 0 = Assert Event Bit 6:0 Event Type Code 14 Event Data 1 A0h Bit 7:6 10b = LSB POST error code in byte 2 Bit 5:4 10b = MSB POST error code in byte 3 Bit 3:0 Offset from Event/Reading Code for discrete event status 15 Event Data 2 XXh POST error code, LSB 16 Event Data 3 XXh POST error code, LSB Using the System Setup Program 63

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Using the System Setup Program
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Boot Event
The BIOS downloads the system date and time to the BMC during POST
and logs a boot event. Software that parses the event log should not treat the
boot event as an error.
Table 2-1.
POST Error Events
Byte
Field
Value
Description
1:2
Record ID
XXXXh
ID Used for SEL Record access
3
Record Type
02h
02h = system event record
4:7
Time Stamp
XXXXXXXXh
Time when event was logged
8:9
Generator ID
0100h
Generate by BIOS
10
EvM Rev
04h
Event Message Format Revision.
04h for this specification
11
Sensor Type
0Fh
Sensor type code for sensor that
generated the event
12
Sensor Number
DAh
Number of Sensor that generated
the event
13
Event Dir | Event
Type
00h
Bit 7 0 = Assert Event
Bit 6:0 Event Type Code
14
Event Data 1
A0h
Bit 7:6 10b = LSB POST error
code in byte 2
Bit 5:4 10b = MSB POST error
code in byte 3
Bit 3:0 Offset from Event/Reading
Code for discrete
event status
15
Event Data 2
XXh
POST error code, LSB
16
Event Data 3
XXh
POST error code, LSB