Introduction to SELCheck

SELCheck is a utility with a website front-end providing troubleshooting and next-step information about IPMI-Compliant server systems based on System Event Log (SEL) data.

SELs can be thousands of lines long, and deducing the root cause of an issue can be time-consuming for experts and daunting for end users. SELCheck converts this into a list of occurances and unique events, and produces a summary of the most important issues, attaching a description of the event and (if relevant) next-step information for diagnosis and resolution.

Try out SELCheck

A demonstration version of SELCheck is available:

• SELCheck Log Submission
• Reference Database Editor

To submit a log, simply choose the file (current formats supported: sysinfo, SELView hex formats), and then choose the format(s) you want. Summary produces a HTML summary of the log; Event List and Entry List produce CSV representations of the log. If you select a single box, that file is produced and opened. Multiple boxes will produce a zip file containing the chosen files.

The Reference Database Editor allows you to modify the knowledge base. To begin, enter the following credentials and click 'Log in':

• Username: trial
• Password: selcheck1

Downloads

SELCheck is still in pre-alpha stages, and therefore has no installer or documentation; however, a ZIP of the lastest build is available:

• SELCheck_Release0.7.zip
• SELCheck_Release0.7_Readme.txt

Project/Author Information

My name is Simon Vella, SELCheck is my Level 3 project undertaken as part of my degree, MEng Computer Systems Engineering, at Brunel University, London.

For more information about the project, please read my final report.

For more information about the author, please visit tirumena.co.uk, read my CV or e-mail me.