[Ipmitool-devel] Preserving SEL date/time stamps across a clear event

[Brad W. <Br...@sy...>]

Hi,


The objective here is to save the SEL to a file before an event that clears it, then repopulate it from the saved file then continue logging events from that point on with appropriate date/time stamps.  The problem (perceived) is that ipmitool sel add file resets previously recorded date/time stamps to the current date and time effectively debasing the integrity of the log.


ipmitool version 1.8.15

Steps to reproduce:

ipmitool sel list
   a | 02/29/2016 | 22:06:33 | Event Logging Disabled #0x8c | Log area reset/cleared | Asserted
   b | 02/29/2016 | 22:19:42 | Other Units-based Sensor #0xa0 | State Asserted | Asserted
   c | 02/29/2016 | 22:19:43 | System Boot Initiated #0x87 | System Restart | Asserted
   d | 02/29/2016 | 22:20:06 | System Event #0x8e | Timestamp Clock Sync | Asserted
   e | 02/29/2016 | 22:20:08 | System Event #0x8e | Timestamp Clock Sync | Asserted
   f | 02/29/2016 | 22:20:51 | System Event #0x8f | OEM System boot event | Asserted
  10 | 02/29/2016 | 22:21:01 | System ACPI Power State #0x88 | S0/G0: working | Asserted

ipmitool sel clear
Clearing SEL.  Please allow a few seconds to erase.

ipmitool sel add sel_save
   0 |  Pre-Init  |0000000000| Event Logging Disabled #0x8c | Log area reset/cleared | Asserted
   0 |  Pre-Init  |0000000000| Other Units-based Sensor #0xa0 | State Asserted | Asserted
   0 |  Pre-Init  |0000000000| System Boot Initiated #0x87 | System Restart | Asserted
   0 |  Pre-Init  |0000000000| System Event #0x8e | Timestamp Clock Sync | Asserted
   0 |  Pre-Init  |0000000000| System Event #0x8e | Timestamp Clock Sync | Asserted
   0 |  Pre-Init  |0000000000| System Event #0x8f | OEM System boot event | Asserted
   0 |  Pre-Init  |0000000000| System ACPI Power State #0x88 | S0/G0: working | Asserted

ipmitool sel list
  11 | 02/29/2016 | 22:22:37 | Event Logging Disabled #0x8c | Log area reset/cleared | Asserted
  12 | 02/29/2016 | 22:22:48 | Event Logging Disabled #0x8c | Log area reset/cleared | Asserted
  13 | 02/29/2016 | 22:22:48 | Other Units-based Sensor #0xa0 | State Asserted | Asserted
  14 | 02/29/2016 | 22:22:48 | System Boot Initiated #0x87 | System Restart | Asserted
  15 | 02/29/2016 | 22:22:48 | System Event #0x8e | Timestamp Clock Sync | Asserted
  16 | 02/29/2016 | 22:22:48 | System Event #0x8e | Timestamp Clock Sync | Asserted
  17 | 02/29/2016 | 22:22:48 | System Event #0x8f | OEM System boot event | Asserted
  18 | 02/29/2016 | 22:22:48 | System ACPI Power State #0x88 | S0/G0: working | Asserted

This smells like a bug to me but I wanted to check with the experts before I proceed.

Thank you,
Brad