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Configuration Software and Utilities 63
Platform Event Filtering (PEF) Sub-task
The Platform Event Filtering (PEF) sub-task provides a way to configure the BMC to take
selected actions on event messages that it receives or has internally generated. These actions
include operations such as system power-off and system reset, and triggering an alert message.
The BMC maintains an event filter table that is used to select the events that will trigger an
action. Each time the BMC receives an internally or externally generated event message it
compares the event data against the entries in the event filter table. If it finds a match, it
performs the configured action(s).
The initial PEF sub-task screen is shown in the figure below.
Figure 32. Platform Event Filter Configuration
After completing this screen, click Next to move to the next screen to continue this sub-task.
Enable PEF
This option is used to globally enable or disable platform event filtering.
Enable SEL Event Messages for PEF Actions
When this option is checked, each action triggered by a filter generates an event message for the
action. This allows the occurrence of PEF-triggered events to be logged in the System Event
Log if event logging is enabled.
PEF Startup Delay
This option is used to configure the time in seconds to delay platform event filtering after a
system power up or reset.
The number number of seconds allowed is between 60 and 255. The default is 60 seconds.