You can run "ipmiutil sensor" or "ipmitool sensor" to get the DIMM status from those discrete sensor readings. The output is in different formats, so pick whichever you like.
Andy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of sTeeL Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 1:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Openipmi-developer] How to get memory state through ipmi on DELL2950 / 2850 Hi, All: It is well known that through OpenManage tool kit provided by DELL, one can get memory status, such as: -------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# omreport chassis memory Memory Information Health : Ok Attributes of Memory Array(s) Attributes : Location Memory Array 1 : System Board or Motherboard Attributes : Use Memory Array 1 : System Memory Attributes : Installed Capacity Memory Array 1 : 6144 MB Attributes : Maximum Capacity Memory Array 1 : 32768 MB Attributes : Slots Available Memory Array 1 : 8 Attributes : Slots Used Memory Array 1 : 6 Attributes : ECC Type Memory Array 1 : Multibit ECC Total of Memory Array(s) Attributes : Total Installed Capacity Value : 6144 MB Attributes : Total Installed Capacity Available to the OS Value : 6080 MB Attributes : Total Maximum Capacity Value : 32768 MB Details of Memory Array 1 Index : 0 Status : Ok Connector Name : DIMM1 Type : DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS Size : 1024 MB Index : 1 Status : Ok Connector Name : DIMM2 Type : DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS Size : 1024 MB Index : 2 Status : Ok Connector Name : DIMM3 Type : DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS Size : 1024 MB Index : 3 Status : Ok Connector Name : DIMM4 Type : DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS Size : 1024 MB Index : 4 Status : Ok Connector Name : DIMM5 Type : DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS Size : 1024 MB Index : 5 Status : Ok Connector Name : DIMM6 Type : DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS Size : 1024 MB Index : Status : Unknown Connector Name : DIMM7 Type : [Not Occupied] Size : Index : Status : Unknown Connector Name : DIMM8 Type : [Not Occupied] Size : ------------- All I need is which DIMM is 'Status: Ok' and which one is bad, I digged into the tool kit and found it's seems that all information 'omreport' report about memory status only come from /dev/ipmi0, so it is likely the ipmi driver can provide such information, but how can I get that information through general tools such as 'ipmitool' or 'ipmiutil'? -- ============================= sTeeL ============================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Openipmi-developer mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openipmi-developer ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Openipmi-developer mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openipmi-developer
