Sensors

 

 

Figure 6-1

 

Clicking on the Sensors tab in the Viewing Window (as shown in Figure 6-1) provides you with detailed information on the sensors monitored by the BMC. It shows the reading of supported voltages and fan speeds and temperatures monitored by the BMC. The current reading is shown in yellow numbers, the high limits/low limits in red numbers and a description for the monitoring sensors in blue text beneath the monitoring sensor figures.

 

Fan speeds have only a low limit, temperatures have only a high limit, and voltages have both high and low limits.

 

Refreshing monitor status

 

You can configure automatically refresh the monitoring status periodically by checking the Auto Refresh check box and selecting the refresh period in seconds in the seconds list. Or, click the Manual Refresh button to refresh the monitoring status every time you need an update.

 

Hide inactive item

 

It gets predefined sensor information from the mainboard.  Some items may be not installed for different configurations.  For example, there will be no CPU fan if using a passive CPU heatsink, and only one CPU on a dual CPU mainboard that has only a single CPU installed.  The first time the sensors page is shown, It will hide inactive items (the default setting) if any.  A manager may change this option later by un-checking the ˇ§Hide inactive itemˇ¨ box, as shown in Figure 6-2.

 

 

 

Figure 6-2

 

 

Show History

 

It provides a history chart for fans, temperatures and voltages. The yellow line indicates the reading corresponding to the sensor. A red line indicates a high or low limit. A blue line indicates the base value of 0 (zero). Check the ˇ§Show Historyˇ¨ box to display these charts, as shown in Figure 6-3.

 

 

 

Figure 6-3