Bug ID 1586461: Timestamps in PEL/SEL Output Align with Timezone

Last Modified: Jul 28, 2026

Affected Product(s):
F5OS F5OS-A(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
F5OS-A 1.8.0, F5OS-A 1.8.1, F5OS-A 1.8.2, F5OS-A 1.8.3, F5OS-A 1.8.4, F5OS-A 1.8.4-HR1

Fixed In:
F5OS v2.0.0

Opened: May 16, 2024

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

In Platform Event Log (r10k/r5k) and System Event Logs (r4k/r2k) there was a difference in how the timestamps were reported. In r4k/r2k appliances, a time zone suffix was added causing confusion with when events occurred.

Impact

There is no functional impact to this difference.

Conditions

On F5OS appliance running 1.8 or lower the output from the different platforms is is different. Output format for r10k/r5k: [root@appliance-1:Active] ~ # docker exec platform-hal psf call GET:lop/pel direction | event | sequence | sequenceNext | severity | severityId | slotID | slotId | source | timestamp -------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------+----------+------------+--------+--------+--------+---------------------- Na | ASW_3 action: fan step 3 | 52239 | 52240 | Info | 6 | 255 | 255 | AOM | 11/05/2024 01:00:20 Output format for r4k/2k: [root@appliance-1:Waiting for cluster service] config # docker exec platform-hal psf call GET:bmc/sel evMRev | event | eventData | eventDir | eventType | nextRecord | recordNumber | recordType | sensorNumber | sensorType | severity | sourceId | timestamp ---------+--------------------------------------+------------------------+------------+-----------------+------------+--------------+------------+--------------+-----------------------+----------+----------+-------------------------------- 4 | | [0xf7 0x1 0x1 ] | Asserted | Sensor-specific | 4 | 3 | 0x2 | #b | System Boot Initiated | Info | BMC | 2024-10-15 16:05:36 +0000 UTC

Workaround

None

Fix Information

After upgrading to F5OS 2.0 or later, the output for PEL and SEL timestamps will be the same.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips