[nycbug-talk] ipmi

[pete wright]

On 1/2/06, michael <lists at genoverly.net> wrote:
> So.. I am looking over the bitchin' new ipmi output in OpenBSD from
> 'sysctl hw.sensors'.  This is really fantastic stuff.
>
> I am thinking about what sensors to have sensorsd watch for me.  But
> before I do, I have to figure out what each sensor is.  I've read the
> man pages(man 3|8 sysctl), but still am not clear.  Anyone know much
> about this?
>
> How do I determine which sensor is which?  For instance, I have eight
> generic Temps.. which is the CPU?
>
> How do I determine what good upper/lower limits should be?  Should I
> reference the hardware owner's manual?

yea this looks really interesting indeed.  aside from checking out the
code (grin) there must be something in the hardware doc's that talk
about how the sensors are identified.  i'd be really interested in
hearing about any progress you make on this michael.

-p

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