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Figure 9 Event Details
Viewing Event Logs
SFM enables the user to receive event logs in the textual format. These logs contain details of all
the events that are generated.
Following is a sample excerpt of an event text log:
EvArchNo Severity Event # Event Category Archive Time Summary
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13 Minor 100101 System Inte... 2008-06-04 15: A platform ..
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12 Information 7 System Hard... 2008-06-02 11: The Diagnos..
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Summary:
A Corrected Platform Error was reported by PCI bus.
Description of Error:
A platform error was corrected by the firmware/hardware. The error
occurred on the Host Bridge Adapter (Elroy). The PCI card connected to this adapter is at slot (unknown3).
More information is available in the Event Details section of this event.
Probable Cause Description: {The Diagnostic mode is switched from EMS to SFM. SysFaultMgmt will now monitor the
devices & EMS hardware monitors will be shutdown.}
For More Information
To learn more about SFM, see the following documents available at: http://docs.hp.com/en/diag
• SFM Administrator’s and User’s Guide
• SFM Release Notes
• SFM Provider Data Sheets
• SFM Tables of Versions
• SFM Patch Descriptions
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