extensions/openpower-pels/README.md

3 This extension will create PELs for every OpenBMC event log. It is also possible
9 - [Passing in data when creating PELs](#passing-pel-related-data-within-an-openbmc-event-log)
10 - [Default UserData sections for BMC created PELs](#default-userdata-sections-for-bmc-created-pels)
20 - [Handling PELs for hot plugged FRUs](#handling-pels-for-hot-plugged-frus)
37 RAWPEL="/tmp/pels/pel.5"
76 sends down PELs when it is configured in IPMI communication mode. The PEL is
210 ## Default UserData sections for BMC created PELs
212 The extension code that creates PELs will add these UserData sections to every
226 The PEL message registry is used to create PELs from OpenBMC event logs.
492 space gets close to being full, the code will remove a percentage of PELs to
494 number of PELs allowed. Note that removing a PEL will also remove the
506 the number of PELs, nothing further needs to be done, otherwise continue and run
507 all 5 of the following steps. Each step itself only deletes PELs until it meets
512 1. Remove BMC created informational PELs until they take up 15% or less of the
515 2. Remove BMC created non-informational PELs until they take up 30% or less of
518 3. Remove non-BMC created informational PELs until they take up 15% or less of
521 4. Remove non-BMC created non-informational PELs until they take up 30% or less
525    maximum number of PELs, remove PELs down to 80% of the maximum.
527 PELs with associated guard records will never be deleted. Each step above makes
530 - Pass 1. Remove HMC acknowledged PELs.
531 - Pass 2. Remove OS acknowledged PELs.
532 - Pass 3. Remove PHYP acknowledged PELs.
533 - Pass 4. Remove all PELs.
711 archive folder. These archived PELs will be available in BMC dump. The archive
712 path: /var/lib/phosphor-logging/extensions/pels/logs/archive.
716 - PELs whose corresponding event logs have been deleted will be available in the
719   size exceeds warning size all archived PELs will be deleted.
723 ## Handling PELs for hot plugged FRUs
729 includes the PELs created for the fails leading to the degraded mode. These PELs
731 hostboot PELs.
734 FRU is no longer considered degraded the PELs that led to its replacement no
741 change to true, the code will find all fan/PS PELs with the deconfig bit set and
743 That way, when the code that does the report searches for PELs, it will no