Hmm...

[r...@server ~]# ipmitool -v sdr type Fan
Sensor ID              : FAN 1 RPM (0x30)
  Entity ID             : 7.1 (System Board)
  Sensor Type (Analog)  : Fan
  Sensor Reading        : 1320 (+/- 120) RPM
  Status                : ok
  Nominal Reading       : 10080.000
  Normal Minimum        : 16680.000
  Normal Maximum        : 23640.000
  Lower critical        : 720.000
  Positive Hysteresis   : 600.000
  Negative Hysteresis   : 600.000
  Minimum sensor range  : Unspecified
  Maximum sensor range  : Unspecified
  Event Message Control : Per-threshold
  Readable Thresholds   : lcr
  Settable Thresholds   :
  Threshold Read Mask   : lcr
  Assertion Events      :
  Assertions Enabled    : lcr-
  Deassertions Enabled  : lcr-
...clip...

Does that mean that my speed of 1320 RPM is below the 'normal minimum' 
of 16680.000 RPM?  That's quite a difference, if so...  It shows that 
for almost all of the fans.

On 12/08/10 14:37, Ryan Cox wrote:
> That is interesting.  That appears to be showing two sets of fans (the 
> 7.1s and 10.*).  Do you have 4 power supplies in those?  I don't know 
> off the top of my head how many PSUs an R910 takes.  10.* in ipmitool is 
> for power supplies and 7 is for the system board (see "ipmitool sdr 
> entity help").  Maybe reseat them one at a time if you have enough power?
> 
> You could try the ipmitool command with "-v" to see more information
> 
> Erich Weiler wrote:
>> 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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