Very useful:

[r...@server ~]# ipmitool sdr type Fan
FAN 1 RPM        | 30h | ok  |  7.1 | 1320 RPM
FAN 2 RPM        | 31h | ok  |  7.1 | 1320 RPM
FAN 3 RPM        | 32h | ok  |  7.1 | 1440 RPM
FAN 4 RPM        | 33h | ok  |  7.1 | 1680 RPM
FAN 5 RPM        | 34h | ok  |  7.1 | 1560 RPM
FAN 6 RPM        | 35h | ok  |  7.1 | 1680 RPM
Fan RPM          | 36h | ok  | 10.1 | 3480 RPM
Fan RPM          | 37h | ok  | 10.2 | 10080 RPM
Fan RPM          | 38h | ok  | 10.3 | 3120 RPM
Fan RPM          | 39h | ok  | 10.4 | 2160 RPM
Fan Redundancy   | 75h | ok  |  7.1 | Fully Redundant

I wonder why one fan is so fast while the others are slower.  I'm 
beginning to think the BIOS might be the next step, to check Fan speed 
options...

On 12/08/10 13:55, Ryan Cox wrote:
> We don't use OMSA here but do use ipmitool extensively.  This may get 
> you what you need.
> 
> Load the following kernel modules first:  ipmi_si, ipmi_devintf, 
> ipmi_msghandler
> Give it a few seconds and then run:
> ipmitool sdr type Fan
> 
> It can also be run remotely against an iDRAC (or BMC).
> 
> We have had thermal issues before and it was almost always the result of 
> thumbscrews that weren't in all the way.  There definitely could be a 
> different issue though.
> 
> Ryan
> 
> On 12/08/2010 02:49 PM, Erich Weiler wrote:
>> Yeah, I tried OMSA, but for the life of me could not get it to read 
>> anything from the IPMI/BIOS interfaces.  No idea why.  I may just have 
>> to reboot and go into the BIOS manually and see what I can see there.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> On 12/08/10 13:49, Bond Masuda wrote:
>>> Have you checked the fan speeds? Are they at full throttle? I don't know
>>> much about the R910, but usually you can get fan speed readings from 
>>> OMSA.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: [email protected]
>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Erich Weiler
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 1:40 PM
>>> To: Ryan Cox
>>> Cc: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: R910/Linux CPU Heat Problems?
>>>
>>>> Just so you know, the kernel is merely responding to interrupts from 
>>>> the processor cores themselves saying they are over temperature.  
>>>> The cores have their thresholds set and the kernel can't and doesn't 
>>>> mess with them.  If the kernel reports the processors are hot, the 
>>>> processors are actually hot.
>>>
>>> Ah, good to know.  It may be that the air is simply not cool enough 
>>> in the datacenter, but this would be the first time I've ever seen 
>>> this with any of our servers.  I'll double check the screws and fans 
>>> and see if that might be an issue...
>>>
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