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Example 2:
mail -s "Server Alert" admin </tmp/alertmsg.txt>/tmp/mailout.txt 2>&1
The command in Example 2 executes the mail application to send the message contained in the file
/tmp/alertmsg.txt to Red Hat Enterprise Linux user, Admin, with the subject "Server Alert." The file
/tmp/alertmsg.txt must be created by the user before the event occurs. In addition, stdout and stderr
are redirected to the file
/tmp/mailout.txt in case an error occurs.
BMC Platform Events Filter Alert Messages
All possible Platform Event Filter (PEF) messages along with a description of each event is listed in
Table A-1.
Table A-1. BMC PEF Alert Events
Event Description
Fan Probe Failure The fan is running too slow or not at all.
Voltage Probe Failure The voltage is too low for proper operation.
Discrete Voltage Probe Failure The voltage is too low for proper operation.
Temperature Probe Warning The temperature is approaching excessively high or low limits.
Temperature Probe Failure The temperature is either too high or too low for proper operation.
Chassis Intrusion Detected The system chassis has been opened.
Redundancy (PS or Fan) Degraded Redundancy for the fans and/or power supplies has been reduced.
Redundancy (PS or Fan) Lost No redundancy remains for the system's fans and/or power supplies.
Processor Warning A processor is running at less than peak performance or speed.
Processor Failure A processor has failed.
PPS/VRM/DCtoDC Warning The power supply, voltage regulator module, or DC to DC converter is
pending a failure condition.
Power Supply/VRM/D2D Failure The power supply, voltage regulator module, or DC to DC converter has failed.
Hardware log is full or emptied Either an empty or a full hardware log requires administrator attention.
Automatic System Recovery The system is hung or is not responding and is taking an action configured by
Automatic System Recovery.