Event and alert message format
You can use the following content to help you understand the event and alert message format.
- Event identifier
- A string that uniquely identifies the event or class of events. This is a 12 character string in the following format:
FQXppnnxxxxc
where:
- pp indicates the product where the event originate, as follows.
CM. Chassis Management.
HM. Hardware manager.
PM. XClarity Provisioning manger - LXPM (LEPT).
SF. System Firmware.
SP. Service Processor.
nn identifies the component or system management where the event originated, as follows:
Components
AA. Canister/Appliance - Contains system components not expected to be serviced by a customer.
CA. Cooling - Fans, blowers, mux cards, policies, chillers/refrigeration, water management units, water pumps, water filtration, air flow sensors, thermal monitors.
DA. Display - Graphics adapters, op panel, monitor/console (including front/back panel, control panel, LCD panel etc).
IO. I/O connectivity - PCI/USB hub, bridge, bus, risers, configuration settings, interconnect, keyboard, mouse, KVM.
MA. Memory - Includes memory modules, memory card, configuration settings, memory controller, redundant modes (mirroring, spare, etc), RAID memory, NVRAM, EPROM.
PU. Processing - Involves the processor, processor cards and system board, configuration settings, and microcode, cache, Trusted Computing Module, processor interconnect (QPI cables).
PW. Power - Can be power supplies, VRMs, VRDs, voltage levels, system power state, policies, batteries, AT power width, TPMD, power controllers, external power, Battery Backup Unit (UPS), PDUs.
SB. System Board - Main system board, associated risers, system planar, mid-planes, backplanes, interconnects.
SD. Client Data Storage Device - Flash storage adapters, drives, cd/dvd drives, SSD, SAS, DASD, Flash storage, tape, volumes, remoteCopy, flashCopy, managed Storage Systems.
SR. Storage RAID - Adapters, configuration, settings, interconnect, arrays, drive enclosures.
VD. VPD - Configuration settings, EPROMs, communication.
Systems Management - FSM, PSM, HMC, FDMC UEFI, CMM, IOMC, CCE, PMC, DPSM, SVC, management of storage, services, IMM, FSP, systems management networking.
BR. Systems Management - Backup/Restore & Failover (HA).
BT. System management - Boot, reboot, hard/warm reset, shutdown.
CL. LEPT Clone.
CN. Systems Management - Console.
CP. Systems Management - Config Patterns.
CR. Systems Management - Core / Virtual Appliance.
DD. Device Driver - AIX, IBM I, Subsystem Device Driver (SDD), IPMI Service.
DM. Systems Management - Data Management.
EA. Vendor Events.
EM. Events Monitoring - LEPT Dash Board.
EM. Systems Management - Events / Monitoring.
FC. Systems Management - FlexCat OS/Config deployment.
FW. System management - Firmware.
HA. Hypervisor - Virtual Components, Boots, Crashes, SRIOV, LPARs.
IF. Interconnect (Fabric) - common, podm, icm, lrim (SWFW major, various minors & functions).
II. Interconnect (Interfaces) - cimp, smis, cli, mapi (SCFG major).
IM. Interconnect (PCI Manager) - pcim (SWFW major, various minors and functions).
IN. Interconnect (Networking) - bos, ethm, fcf, npiv (FCF major plus SWFW major, various minors & functions) data network, network settings, ports, security, adapters, switches, fiber channel, optical ports, Ethernet.
IP. Interconnect (PIE) - tbd.
IU. Interconnect (Utilities / Infrastructure) - util, infr, serv, isds (IBIS major), remote copy (storage).
NM. Network Management - LEPT Welcompage.
NM. Systems Management - Network Management.
OH. OS/Hypervisor Interface - Passing of error logs, partition management, services (time, etc).
OS. LEPT OS Deploy.
OS. OS - Power Linux, AIX IPL, AIX, crash and dump codes, IBM i kernal code, IBM i OS, management of storage.
PR. System management - Entity presence.
RC. Systems Management - Remote Control.
SD. LEPT Storage Test.
SE. Systems Management - Security.
SR. LEPT Raid Setup.
SS. Service & Support - LEPT FFDC Collection.
SS. Systems Management - Service & Support.
TR. Time Reference - RTC, Master clock, drawer clocks, NTP.
UN. Unknown/any entity.
UP. LEPT Firmware Update.
UP. Systems Management - Updates.
WD. System management - Watchdog.
- xxxx is an incrementing number of the Sub-System events set.
- c identifies the severity, as follows.
A. Reserved as Immediate Action.
B. Unknown / No action.
D. Reserved - Immediate Decision.
E. Reserved - Eventual Action.
F. Warning / No Action.
G. Warning / Deferred Action.
H. Minor / Deferred Action.
I. Information / No Action.
J. Minor / Immediate Action.
K. Major / Deferred Action.
L. Major / Immediate Action.
M. Critical / Immediate Action.
N. Fatal / Immediate Action.
W. Reserved - System Wait.
- pp indicates the product where the event originate, as follows.