SEL Troubleshooting Guide

Power Subsystems System Event Log Troubleshooting Guide for Intel® S5500/S3420 Series Server Boards
26 Intel order number G74211-002 Revision 1.1
Byte
Field
Description
15
Event Data 2
Reading that triggered event
16
Event Data 3
Threshold value that triggered event
The following table describes the severity of each of the event triggers for both assertion and deassertion.
Table 22: Power Supply AC Power Input Sensor Event Trigger Offset Next Steps
Event Trigger Offset
Assertion
Severity
Deassert
Severity
Description
Next Steps
Hex
Description
07h
Upper non-critical
going high
Degraded
OK
PMBus* feature to monitor power
supply power consumption.
If you see this event, the system is pulling too much power on the input for the
PSU rating.
1. Verify the power budget is within the specified range.
2. Check http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/ for the power budget tool
for your system.
09h
Upper critical
going high
non-fatal
Degraded
4.3.3 Power Supply Current Output % Sensors
PMBus*-compliant power supplies may monitor the current output of the main 12v voltage rail and report the current usage as a percentage of
the maximum power output for that rail.
Table 23: Power Supply Current Output % Sensors Typical Characteristics
Byte
Field
Description
11
Sensor Type
03h = Current
12
Sensor Number
54h = Power Supply 1 Current Output %
55h = Power Supply 2 Current Output %