NVIDIA BlueField BMC Software v24.04
NVIDIA BlueField BMC Software v24.04

System Log

The system event log (SEL) is non-volatile repository for system events and certain system configuration information. SEL entries have a unique "record ID" field. This field is used for retrieving log entries from the SEL. Record IDs are not required to be sequential or consecutive. Applications should not assume that the SEL record ID follows any particular numeric ordering.

Event logs are chassis events, recorded in the BMC software which can be read using IPMI commands.

If the SEL is full and a new event is raised, the oldest record is removed and the new one is placed at the end of the SEL.

SEL may be accessed, even after BlueField failure, on the server through IPMI LAN access.

Dynamic Configuration of SEL capacity

User can dynamically configure the SEL Info event capacity through Redfish command or IPMI raw command, if the capacity to be set is smaller than the existing records number, the older records will be removed. The oldest record will be removed when the records number reaches the capacity.

SEL Redfish Commands

Display SEL Information

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curl -k -u root:'<password>' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -X GET https://<bmc_ip>/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog/ { "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog", "@odata.type": "#LogService.v1_1_0.LogService", "Actions": { "#LogService.ClearLog": { "target": "/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog/Actions/LogService.ClearLog" } }, "DateTime": "2023-09-27T14:28:50+00:00", "DateTimeLocalOffset": "+00:00", "Description": "System Event Log Service", "Entries": { "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog/Entries" }, "Id": "EventLog", "Name": "Event Log Service", "Oem": { "Nvidia": { "@odata.type": "#NvidiaLogService.v1_0_0.NvidiaLogService", "LatestEntryID": "4", "LatestEntryTimeStamp": "2023-09-27T14:19:30+00:00" } }, "OverWritePolicy": "WrapsWhenFull" }


Display List of Events

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curl -k -u root:'<password>' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -X GET https://<bmc_ip>/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog/Entries { "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog/Entries", "@odata.type": "#LogEntryCollection.LogEntryCollection", "Description": "Collection of System Event Log Entries", "Members": [ { "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog/Entries/1", "@odata.type": "#LogEntry.v1_9_0.LogEntry", "AdditionalDataURI": "/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog/Entries/1/attachment", "Created": "2023-09-27T14:18:39+00:00", "EntryType": "Event", "Id": "1", "Message": "12V_ATX sensor crossed a warning low threshold going low. Reading=6.048000 Threshold=10.400000.", "MessageArgs": [ "12V_ATX", "6.048000", "10.400000" ], "MessageId": "OpenBMC.0.1.SensorThresholdWarningLowGoingLow", "Name": "System Event Log Entry", "Resolution": "", "Resolved": false, "Severity": "OK" } … ], "Members@odata.count": 1, "Name": "System Event Log Entries" }


Clear SEL

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curl -k -u root:'<password>' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -X POST https://<bmc_ip>/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog/Actions/LogService.ClearLog


Configure SEL Info Log Capacity

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curl -k -u root:'<password>' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -X POST https://<bmc_ip>/redfish/v1/Managers/Bluefield_BMC/Actions/Oem/Nvidia/SelCapacity -d '{"ErrorInfoCap":300 }'


Get SEL Info Log Capacity

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curl -k -u root:'<password>' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -X GET https://<bmc_ip>/redfish/v1/Managers/Bluefield_BMC/Oem/Nvidia/SelCapacity { "ErrorInfoCap": 300 }

SEL IPMI Commands

The following table lists the command to use to view event logs:

Display SEL Information

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ipmitool -C 17 -I lanplus -H <bmc_ip> -U ADMIN -P ADMIN sel


Display List of Events

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ipmitool -C 17 -I lanplus -H <bmc_ip> -U ADMIN -P ADMIN sel list


Display Extended List of Events

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ipmitool -C 17 -I lanplus -H <bmc_ip> -U ADMIN -P ADMIN sel elist


Save SEL Events to File

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ipmitool -C 17 -I lanplus -H <bmc_ip> -U ADMIN -P ADMIN sel save <filename>


Clear SEL

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ipmitool -C 17 -I lanplus -H <bmc_ip> -U ADMIN -P ADMIN sel clear


Configure SEL Info Log Capacity

The capacity is a 4-byte value, and the byte order is from low to high as shown in command example.

To set the capacity to 300 lines, the value should be 0x2c 0x01 0x00 0x00:

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ipmitool -C 17 -I lanplus -H <bmc_ip> -U ADMIN -P ADMIN raw 0x0a 0x4a <capacity[0:7]> <capacity[8:15]> <capacity[16:23]> <capacity[24:31]>


Get SEL Info Log Capacity

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ipmitool -C 17 -I lanplus -H <bmc_ip> -U ADMIN -P ADMIN raw 0x0a 0x4b

SEL Message Types

The following subsections detail the messages which are added to the BMC SEL and the scenarios that trigger them.

UEFI Boot

Messages are added to the BMC SEL while the DPU UEFI is booting which describe the status of the UEFI boot.

SEL messages:

  • SMBus initialization

  • PCI resource configuration

  • System boot initiated

Example:

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SEL Record ID : 0037 Record Type : 02 Timestamp : 06:36:06 UTC 06:36:06 UTC Generator ID : 0001 EvM Revision : 04 Sensor Type : System Firmware Sensor Number : 06 Event Type : Sensor-specific Discrete Event Direction : Assertion Event Event Data : c207ff Description : PCI resource configuration


IPMB Sensors

QSFP Sensors

Messages are added to the SEL in case of a change in the status of the QSFP cables. The messages describe the event and status of the sensor.

List of QSFP sensors:

  • P0_link – the QSFP 0 cable status

  • P1_link – the QSFP 1 cable status

SEL messages:

  • Config Error – the QSFP cable is down

  • Connected – the QSFP cable is up

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SEL Record ID : 003e Record Type : 02 Timestamp : 07:08:28 UTC 07:08:28 UTC Generator ID : 0020 EvM Revision : 04 Sensor Type : Cable / Interconnect Sensor Number : 00 Event Type : Sensor-specific Discrete Event Direction : Assertion Event Event Data (RAW) : 010f0f Event Interpretation : Missing Description : Config Error   Sensor ID : p0_link (0x0) Entity ID : 31.1 Sensor Type (Discrete): Cable / Interconnect States Asserted : Cable / Interconnect [Config Error]


Temperature Sensors

Messages are added to the SEL if temperature sensors detect a value higher than the sensor thresholds. The messages include a description of the event, DPU FRU device description, DPU BMC device description, and the status of the sensor.

List of temperature sensors:

  • bluefield_temp – Bluefield temperature

  • p0_temp – QSFP 0 cable temperature

  • p1_temp – QSFP 1 cable temperature

SEL messages:

  • Upper Critical going high – crossing a upper critical threshold

  • Upper Non-critical going high – crossing a upper non-critical threshold

  • Lower Critical going low – crossing a lower critical threshold

  • Lower Non-critical going low – crossing a lower non-critical threshold

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SEL Record ID : 003c Record Type : 02 Timestamp : 07:01:06 UTC 07:01:06 UTC Generator ID : 0020 EvM Revision : 04 Sensor Type : Temperature Sensor Number : 03 Event Type : Threshold Event Direction : Assertion Event Event Data (RAW) : 592802 Trigger Reading : 40.000degrees C Trigger Threshold : 2.000degrees C Description : Upper Critical going high   Sensor ID : p0_temp (0x3) Entity ID : 0.1 Sensor Type (Threshold) : Temperature Sensor Reading : 40 (+/- 0) degrees C Status : ok Lower Non-Recoverable : na Lower Critical : -5.000 Lower Non-Critical : 0.000 Upper Non-Critical : 70.000 Upper Critical : 75.000 Upper Non-Recoverable : na Positive Hysteresis : Unspecified Negative Hysteresis : Unspecified Assertion Events : Event Enable : Event Messages Disabled Assertions Enabled : lnc- lcr- unc+ ucr+ Deassertions Enabled : lnc+ lcr+ unc- ucr-   FRU Device Description : Nvidia-BMCMezz (ID 169) Board Mfg Date : Tue Jan 3 23:16:00 2023 UTC Board Mfg : Nvidia Board Product : Nvidia-BMCMezz Board Serial : MT2251XZ02W5 Board Part Number : 900-9D3B6-00CV-AAA   FRU Device Description : BlueField-3 Smar (ID 250) Board Mfg Date : Tue Jan 3 23:16:00 2023 UTC Board Mfg : Nvidia Board Product : BlueField-3 SmartNIC Main Card Board Serial : MT2251XZ02W5 Board Part Number : 900-9D3B6-00CV-AAA Product Manufacturer : Nvidia Product Name : BlueField-3 SmartNIC Main Card Product Part Number : 900-9D3B6-00CV-AAA Product Version : A3 Product Serial : MT2251XZ02W5 Product Asset Tag : 900-9D3B6-00CV-AAA

ADC Sensors

Messages are added to the SEL if the sensor voltage crosses the sensor's thresholds. The messages include a description of the event, DPU FRU device description, DPU BMC device description, and the status of the sensor.

List of ADC sensors:

  • 1V_BMC

  • 1_2V_BMC

  • 1_8V

  • 1_8V_BMC

  • 2_5V

  • 3_3V

  • 3_3V_RGM

  • 5V

  • 12V_ATX

  • 12V_PCIe

  • DVDD

  • HVDD

  • VDD

  • VDDQ

  • VDD_CPU_L

  • VDD_CPU_R

SEL messages:

  • Upper Non-critical going high – crossing a upper non-critical threshold

  • Lower Non-critical going low – crossing a lower non-critical threshold

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SEL Record ID : 0042 Record Type : 02 Timestamp : 09:20:50 UTC 09:20:50 UTC Generator ID : 0020 EvM Revision : 04 Sensor Type : Voltage Sensor Number : 06 Event Type : Threshold Event Direction : Assertion Event Event Data (RAW) : 50a9ff Trigger Reading : 1.200Volts Trigger Threshold : 1.810Volts Description : Lower Non-critical going low   Sensor ID : 1_2V_BMC (0x6) Entity ID : 0.1 Sensor Type (Threshold) : Voltage Sensor Reading : 1.200 (+/- 0) Volts Status : ok Lower Non-Recoverable : na Lower Critical : na Lower Non-Critical : 1.143 Upper Non-Critical : 1.257 Upper Critical : na Upper Non-Recoverable : na Positive Hysteresis : Unspecified Negative Hysteresis : Unspecified Assertion Events : Event Enable : Event Messages Disabled Assertions Enabled : lnc- unc+ Deassertions Enabled : lnc+ unc-   FRU Device Description : Nvidia-BMCMezz (ID 169) Board Mfg Date : Tue Jan 3 23:16:00 2023 UTC Board Mfg : Nvidia Board Product : Nvidia-BMCMezz Board Serial : MT2251XZ02W5 Board Part Number : 900-9D3B6-00CV-AAA   FRU Device Description : BlueField-3 Smar (ID 250) Board Mfg Date : Tue Jan 3 23:16:00 2023 UTC Board Mfg : Nvidia Board Product : BlueField-3 SmartNIC Main Card Board Serial : MT2251XZ02W5 Board Part Number : 900-9D3B6-00CV-AAA Product Manufacturer : Nvidia Product Name : BlueField-3 SmartNIC Main Card Product Part Number : 900-9D3B6-00CV-AAA Product Version : A3 Product Serial : MT2251XZ02W5 Product Asset Tag : 900-9D3B6-00CV-AAA


System Commands

Warm Rebooting BlueField

SEL messages:

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System boot initiated Initiated by warm reset

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SEL Record ID : 0001 Record Type : 02 Timestamp : 01/10/24 14:25:07 UTC Generator ID : 0020 EvM Revision : 04 Sensor Type : System Boot Initiated Sensor Number : 17 Event Type : Sensor-specific Discrete Event Direction : Assertion Event Event Data : 020000 Description : Initiated by warm reset


Hard Rebooting BlueField

SEL messages:

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System boot initiated Initiated by hard reset

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SEL Record ID : 0008 Record Type : 02 Timestamp : 01/10/24 14:33:01 UTC Generator ID : 0020 EvM Revision : 04 Sensor Type : System Boot Initiated Sensor Number : 17 Event Type : Sensor-specific Discrete Event Direction : Assertion Event Event Data : 010000 Description : Initiated by hard reset


Shutting Down BlueField

SEL messages:

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OS Critical Stop OS graceful shutdown

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SEL Record ID : 000a Record Type : 02 Timestamp : 01/10/24 14:34:45 UTC Generator ID : 0020 EvM Revision : 04 Sensor Type : OS Critical Stop Sensor Number : 18 Event Type : Sensor-specific Discrete Event Direction : Assertion Event Event Data : 030000 Description : OS graceful shutdown


Updating BMC

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OS Critical Stop OS graceful shutdown

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SEL Record ID : 0010 Record Type : 02 Timestamp : 01/10/24 15:48:01 UTC Generator ID : 0020 EvM Revision : 04 Sensor Type : Version Change Sensor Number : 19 Event Type : Sensor-specific Discrete Event Direction : Assertion Event Event Data : c70e00 Description : Firmware or software change success, Mngmt SW agent change

System Commands

Adding BMC User

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{ "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog/Entries/3", "@odata.type": "#LogEntry.v1_13_0.LogEntry", "AdditionalDataURI": "/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog/Entries/3/attachment", "Created": "2024-01-10T14:25:14+00:00", "EntryType": "Event", "Id": "3", "Message": "BMC User Create test0", "Modified": "2024-01-10T14:25:14+00:00", "Name": "System Event Log Entry", "Resolved": false, "Severity": "OK" }


Deleting BMC User

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{ "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog/Entries/2", "@odata.type": "#LogEntry.v1_13_0.LogEntry", "AdditionalDataURI": "/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog/Entries/2/attachment", "Created": "2024-01-10T14:25:14+00:00", "EntryType": "Event", "Id": "2", "Message": "BMC User Delete test0", "Modified": "2024-01-10T14:25:14+00:00", "Name": "System Event Log Entry", "Resolved": false, "Severity": "OK" }


Renaming BMC User

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{ "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog/Entries/2", "@odata.type": "#LogEntry.v1_13_0.LogEntry", "AdditionalDataURI": "/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog/Entries/2/attachment", "Created": "2024-01-10T14:25:14+00:00", "EntryType": "Event", "Id": "2", "Message": "BMC User Rename test0 To test1", "Modified": "2024-01-10T14:25:14+00:00", "Name": "System Event Log Entry", "Resolved": false, "Severity": "OK" }


Changing BMC IPv6

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{ "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog/Entries/21", "@odata.type": "#LogEntry.v1_13_0.LogEntry", "AdditionalDataURI": "/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog/Entries/21/attachment", "Created": "2024-01-10T15:53:57+00:00", "EntryType": "Event", "Id": "21", "Message": "BMC IPv6 Address Change", "Modified": "2024-01-10T15:53:57+00:00", "Name": "System Event Log Entry", "Resolved": false, "Severity": "OK" }


Changing BMC IPv4

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{ "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog/Entries/19", "@odata.type": "#LogEntry.v1_13_0.LogEntry", "AdditionalDataURI": "/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog/Entries/19/attachment", "Created": "2024-01-10T15:53:57+00:00", "EntryType": "Event", "Id": "19", "Message": "BMC IPv4 Address Change", "Modified": "2024-01-10T15:53:57+00:00", "Name": "System Event Log Entry", "Resolved": false, "Severity": "OK" }


Resetting BMC Soft

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{ "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog/Entries/17", "@odata.type": "#LogEntry.v1_13_0.LogEntry", "AdditionalDataURI": "/redfish/v1/Systems/Bluefield/LogServices/EventLog/Entries/17/attachment", "Created": "2024-01-10T15:52:46+00:00", "EntryType": "Event", "Id": "17", "Message": "BMC Soft Reset", "Modified": "2024-01-10T15:52:46+00:00", "Name": "System Event Log Entry", "Resolved": false, "Severity": "OK" }

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