System and method for information handling system boot status and error data capture and analysis
An information handling system includes a processor complex and a baseboard management controller (BMC). The processor complex provides boot status information in response to a system boot process of the processor complex. The BMC receives first boot status information from the processor complex in response to a first system boot process, compares the first boot status information to baseline status information to determine first boot status difference information, compares the first boot status difference information to baseline boot status difference information to determine that the information handling system experienced an anomaly during the first system boot process, and sends an alert that indicates that the first system boot process experienced the anomaly.
1. An information handling system, comprising:
a processor configured to provide initial boot status information in response to an initial system boot process of the information handling system, to provide characterization boot status information in response to a characterization system boot process of the information handling system, and to provide production boot status information in response to a production system boot process of the information handling system; and
a baseboard management controller (BMC) configured to:
receive the initial, characterization, and production boot status information from the processor;
compare the initial boot status information to the characterization boot status information to determine baseline difference information, wherein the baseline difference information includes first temperature information associated with the characterization system boot process;
compare the initial boot status information to the production boot status information to determine production difference information, wherein the production difference information includes second temperature information associated with the production system boot process;
compare the first temperature information to the second temperature information to determine whether the information handling system experienced an anomaly during the production system boot process; and
send an alert that indicates that the production system boot process experienced the anomaly when the information handling system experienced the anomaly during the production system boot process.
2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein in comparing the baseline difference information with the production difference information, the BMC is further configured to:
determine, from the baseline difference information, that a device of the information handling system initialized to a first state in response to the characterization system boot process;
determine, form the production difference information, that the device was expected to boot to a second state in response to the production system boot process; and
determine that the information handling system experienced the anomaly during the production system boot process in response to determining that the device initialized to the first state.
3. The information handling system of claim 2 , wherein the first state includes a first status of a physical link and the second state includes a second status of the physical link, and wherein the anomaly is experienced when the first state is degraded as compared with the second state.
4. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein in receiving the initial, characterization, and production boot status information, the BMC is further configured to receive initial, characterization, and production boot status information via a port 0X80 of a serial interface.
5. The information handling system of claim 4 , wherein the initial, characterization, and production boot status information includes a plurality of Power-On Self Test (POST) codes.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the initial characterization, and production boot status information includes a plurality of Power-On Self Test (POST) codes.
7. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a baseboard management controller (BMC) of an information handling system, initial boot status information from a processor of the information handling system in response to an initial system boot process;
receiving, by the BMC, characterization boot status information from the processor in response to a characterization system boot process;
receiving, by the BMC, production boot status information from the processor in response to a production system boot process;
comparing the initial boot status information to the characterization boot status information to determine baseline difference information, wherein the baseline difference information includes first temperature information associated with the characterization system boot process;
comparing the initial boot status information to the production boot status information to determine production difference information, wherein the production difference information includes second temperature information associated with the production system boot process;
comparing the first temperature information to the second temperature information to determine whether the information handling system experienced an anomaly during the production system boot process; and
sending an alert that indicates that the production system boot process experienced the anomaly when the information handling system experienced the anomaly during the production system boot process.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein in comparing the baseline difference information with the production difference information, the method further comprises:
determining, from the baseline difference information, that a device of the information handling system initialized to a first state in response to the characterization system boot process;
determining, from the production difference information, that the device was expected to boot to a second state in response to the production system boot process; and
determining that the information handling system experienced the anomaly during the production system boot process in response to determining that the device initialized to the first state.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first state includes a first status of a physical link and the second state includes a second status of the physical link, and wherein the anomaly is experienced when the first state is degraded as compared with the second state.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein in receiving the initial characterization, and production boot status information, the BMC is further configured to receive the initial, characterization, and production boot status information via a port 0X80 of a serial interface.
11. An information handling system, comprising:
a processor configured to provide initial boot status information in response to an initial system boot process of the information handling system, to provide characterization boot status information in response to a characterization system boot process, and to provide production boot status information in response to a production system boot process of the information handling system, the processor including a serial interface; and
a baseboard management controller (BMC) coupled to the serial interface, the BMC configured to:
receive, via the first serial interface, the initial, characterization, and production boot status information from the processor;
compare the initial boot status information to characterization boot status information to determine baseline difference information, wherein the baseline difference information includes a first duration of time associated with the characterization system boot process;
compare the initial boot status information to production boot status information to determine production difference information, wherein the production difference information includes a second duration of time associated with the production system boot process;
compare the first duration of time to the second duration of time to determine whether the information handling system experienced an anomaly during the production system boot process; and
send an alert that indicates that the first system boot process experienced the anomaly when the information handling system experienced the anomaly during the production system boot process.
12. The information handling system of claim 11 , wherein in comparing the baseline difference information with the production difference information, the BMC is further configured to:
determine, from the characterization system boot status information, that a device of the information handling system initialized to a first state in response to the first characterization system boot process;
determine, form the production boot status information, that the device was expected to boot to a second state in response to the production system boot process; and
determine that the information handling system experienced the anomaly during the production system boot process in response to determining that the device initialized to the first state.
13. The information handling system of claim 12 , wherein the first state includes a first status of a physical link and the second state includes a second status of the physical link, and wherein the anomaly is experienced when the first state is degraded as compared with the second state.
14. The information handling system of claim 11 , wherein in receiving the initial, characterization, and production boot status information, the BMC is further configured to receive initial, characterization, and production boot status information via a port 0X80 of a serial interface.
15. The information handling system of claim 14 , wherein the initial, characterization, and production boot status information includes a plurality of Power-On Self Test (POST) codes.