On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 08:24:38AM +0100, John Hearns wrote: > On Wed, 2008-06-18 at 15:11 -0700, Greg Lindahl wrote: > > Speaking of lm_sensors, does anyone have configs for recent SuperMicro > > mobos? My SuperMicro support contact doesn't have ay idea, and running > > sensors-detect leaves me with lots of readings which are > > Can't help you on the lm_sensors front, we always use IPMI these days. > But hearing of miscalibrated values does not surprise me.
Hi John, Yes, miscalibrated values and even the mapping of labels to expected devices can be in error, even when the lm_sensors subsystem is fully operational. This is inherent in the architecture of the system, if you will. The configuration file must have information specific to the system board implementation, rather than merely related to specific sensor chips. The generic configuration files found in distributions often are not correct (even if they look reasonable) for specific system boards. And, if you are attempting to support an appliance product line, where there are numerous system boards in various appliances, then this becomes quite a chore to manage, due to the architecture of lm_sensors subsystem. IPMI is clearly a better way to go. But lm_sensors can always be made to work, it just requires some in-house expertise in many cases. Thanks, Karen -- Karen Shaeffer Neuralscape, Palo Alto, Ca. 94306 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.neuralscape.com _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
