Event Information Tools: IPMI Log Acquirer

All errors are logged into common error files. The sizes and number of the error files are limited by the parameters
specified in the configuration file. File switching takes place when the size of an error file reaches its limit.
The IPMI log files are binary files and the error files are ASCII files.
Syntax and Semantics of UI
Log Acquirer Configuration File
The configuration file resides at:
HP-UX: /var/smstools/config/ipmiacqd.cfg
Windows: c:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\EIT\var\config\ipmiacqd.cfg
Although the various configuration parameters are specified, they are not required because the application supplies
default values. Exceptions include “REMOTE_SYSTEM_PASSWD” and “MP” parameters.
A sample configuration file including all the fields that IPMI log acquirer recognizes is displayed below. File size
threshold parameters are in bytes and polling interval is in seconds. The italicized line following the character ‘#’ is
a descriptive comment.
Sample configuration file with all configurable parameters:
#File size threshold for FPL logs.
FPL_FILE_SIZE_THRESHOLD 500000
#File size threshold for error logs.
ERROR_FILE_SIZE_THRESHOLD 500000
#Maximum numbers of FPL log files that can be present.
FPL_NUM_FILES_TO_HOLD 4
#Maximum number of error log files that can be present
ERROR_NUM_FILES_TO_HOLD 2
#Time between two consecutive polling cycles in second
POLLING_INTERVAL 60
#Retry limit
RETRY_LIMIT 4
#Timeout
TIMEOUT 3
#Remote systems IPMI user and password information to gather FPL/FRUID data
#Two types of formats are propose, first one is
# REMOTE_SYSTEM_PASSWD <host name/IP address>,<encrypted IPMI password>
# The other format is
# MP=<hostname>,<IP address>,<IPMI user name>,<encrypted IPMI password>
# If <IPMI user name> field is ignored then IPMI NULL user will be used
REMOTE_SYSTEM_PASSWD 15.244.81.75 h0fc65b2349915997
MP=sys1,15.255.98.33,,h0fc65b2349915997
The usage of each parameter is as follows:
Configurable Parameter Usage Documentation
FPL_SIZE_THRESHOLD FPL_FILE_SIZE_THRESHOLD <size> Maximum FPL data (in bytes)
that one FPL log file can hold.
If this entry is blank, the field
value defaults to 200000 bytes.
ERROR_FILE_SIZE_THRESHOLD ERROR_FILE_SIZE_THRESHOLD <size> Maximum error information (in
bytes) that one error file can
hold.
If this entry is blank, the field