That generally seems to be the best way to do this. I haven't tried this with ipmitool before, but freeipmi isn't too bad. I wrote up an article on how to change thresholds using freeipmi and even make the server power off at a certain temperature. The writeup is at http://tech.ryancox.net/2011/11/bmc-change-temperature-thresholds.html and was tested on 10G and 11G Dell servers. If you go the freeipmi route, it should be pretty easy to correlate which sensors are which by using "ipmi-sensors-config -o" and looking at the thresholds. Be aware that not all thresholds can be modified. Hopefully that helps.
Ryan On 01/06/2012 01:31 AM, harsha...@dell.com wrote: > You can set the threashold with entity ID as reference. > > -Harsha S > > -----Original Message----- > From: CSS [mailto:c...@morefoo.com] > Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 1:10 PM > To: ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Ipmitool-devel] Setting thresholds on Dell R510 > > Hello, > > I'm having trouble setting some thresholds on a Dell R510 using ipmitool. My > main problem is that the "sdr" output shows many sensors with the same name > and different thresholds - for example, here are two of the temperature > sensors, including the one that needs the upper critical value set higher: > > Sensor ID : Temp (0xc) > Entity ID : 8.1 (Memory Module) > Sensor Type (Analog) : Temperature > Sensor Reading : 48 (+/- 1) degrees C > Status : Upper Critical > Nominal Reading : 23.000 > Normal Minimum : 11.000 > Normal Maximum : 69.000 > Upper critical : 47.000 > Upper non-critical : 42.000 > Lower critical : 3.000 > Lower non-critical : 8.000 > Positive Hysteresis : 1.000 > Negative Hysteresis : 1.000 > Minimum sensor range : Unspecified > Maximum sensor range : Unspecified > Event Message Control : Per-threshold > Readable Thresholds : lcr lnc unc ucr > Settable Thresholds : lcr lnc unc ucr > Threshold Read Mask : lcr lnc unc ucr > Event Status : Event Messages Disabled > Assertion Events : unc+ ucr+ > Event Enable : Event Messages Disabled > Assertions Enabled : > > Sensor ID : Temp (0x5) > Entity ID : 10.1 (Power Supply) > Sensor Type (Analog) : Temperature > Sensor Reading : 42 (+/- 1) degrees C > Status : ok > Nominal Reading : 40.000 > Normal Minimum : 11.000 > Normal Maximum : 69.000 > Upper critical : 100.000 > Upper non-critical : 90.000 > Lower critical : 0.000 > Lower non-critical : 5.000 > Positive Hysteresis : 1.000 > Negative Hysteresis : 1.000 > Minimum sensor range : Unspecified > Maximum sensor range : Unspecified > Event Message Control : No Events From Sensor > Readable Thresholds : Thresholds Fixed > Settable Thresholds : Thresholds Fixed > Event Status : Event Messages Disabled > Assertion Events : > Event Enable : Event Messages Disabled > Assertions Enabled : > > Note they are both called "Temp". They cannot be read or set as "Temp > (0xwhatever)". > > Is there any way to set the thresholds using the "Entity ID" or any other > identifier? > > I've seen others with the same issue on Dell boxes, but no answers. > > Thanks, > > Charles > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex > infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to > virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual > desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure > costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox > _______________________________________________ > Ipmitool-devel mailing list > Ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipmitool-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex > infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to > virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual > desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure > costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox > _______________________________________________ > Ipmitool-devel mailing list > Ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipmitool-devel -- Ryan Cox Systems Administrator Fulton Supercomputing Lab Brigham Young University http://tech.ryancox.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox _______________________________________________ Ipmitool-devel mailing list Ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipmitool-devel
