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4.4.9 PEF
Platform Event Filtering (PEF) provides a mechanism for conguring the BMC
to take selected actions on event messages that it receives or has internally
generated. These actions include operations such as system power-off, system
reset, as well as triggering the generation of an alert. A PEF implementation is
recommended to provide at least 16 entries in the event lter table. A subset of
these entries should be pre-congured for common system failure events, such as
over-temperature, power system failure, fan failure events, etc.
To open PEF Management Settings page, click Congurations > PEF from the
main menu. A sample screenshot of PEF Management Settings Page is shown in
the screen shot below.
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1. PEF ID: This eld displays the ID for the newly congured PEF entry (read-
only).
2. Filter conguration: Check box to enable the PEF settings.
3. Event Filter Action: Check box to enable PEF Alert action. This is a
mandatory eld.
4. Event Severity: To choose any one of the Event severity from the list.
5. Sensor Name: To choose the particular sensor from the sensor list.
6. Add: To add the new event lter entry and return to Event lter list.
7. Modify: To modify the existing entries.
8. Cancel: To cancel the modication and return to Event lter list.
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The PEF Management is used to congure the following
• Event Filter
• Alert Policy
• LAN Destination
Event Filter Tab
A PEF implementation is recommended to provide at least 16 entries in
the event lter table. A subset of these entries should be pre-congured for
common system failure events, such as over-temperature, power system
failure, fan failure events, etc.