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SystemPFA

Monitors and sets the Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) function of BIOS on the managed system.

Syntax

OOB

saa -i <IP or host name> -u <username> -p <password> -c SystemPFA {--action <action>} [--reboot [--post_complete]]

In-Band

saa -I Redfish_HI -u <username> -p <password> -c SystemPFA {--action <action>} [--reboot]

Multiple Systems OOB

saa -l <system list file> [-u <username> -p <password>] -c SystemPFA {--action <action>} [--reboot [--post_complete]]

Options

  • --action <action>: Sets action:
    • 1 = GetCurrentStatus
    • 2 = Enabled
    • 3 = Disabled
  • --reboot: (Optional) Forces the managed system to reboot or power up after the operation.
  • --post_complete: (Optional) Waits for the managed system's POST to complete after rebooting.

Examples

OOB

[SAA_HOME]# ./saa -i 192.168.34.56 -u ADMIN -p PASSWORD -c SystemPFA --action GetCurrentStatus

[SAA_HOME]# ./saa -i 192.168.34.56 -u ADMIN -p PASSWORD -c SystemPFA --action Enabled --reboot --post_complete

In-Band

[SAA_HOME]# ./saa -I Redfish_HI -u ADMIN -p PASSWORD -c SystemPFA --action Disabled --reboot

Multiple Systems OOB

[SAA_HOME]# ./saa -l SList.txt -u ADMIN -p PASSWORD -c SystemPFA --action Enable --reboot --post_complete

If the execution "Status" field for a managed system is SUCCESS, the utilization status of the managed system is shown in the "Execution Message" section in the created log file.

Output

GetCurrentStatus

The current system PFA is Disabled

Enabled/Disabled with reboot

The system PFA is set to Enabled.
Status: The managed system 192.168.34.56 is rebooting.
..........................Done
Status: The managed system 192.168.34.56 is waiting for POST complete
........................
..................................................
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Status: The managed system 192.168.34.56 is POST completed