Mogens Kjaer wrote on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:14:16 +0200: > BigBrother is watching the machines, using /sbin/hplog from hpasm > to query the state of the fans, powersupplies and temperatures. Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, that hangs like hpasmcli is hanging. I may be missing something (kernel module, drivers?), but I don't know which. I didn't install any HP drivers as I prefer to use the CentOS drivers if they work. This way I can avoid any trouble when upgrading the kernel. Maybe I'm missing something this way? So far I only installed that extra hpasm package and the hp-OpenIPMI. I can query sensors on the Dells with ipmitool, but this doesn't work on the HP, it can't find an ipmi device. A configure run of hpasm shows me "This server does not contain an hp Advanced Server Management Device.". That's probably the reason for the hang. However, there's a Lights Out BMC built-in and I can login to it. I didn't acquire licenses for virtual KVM and virtual media, but I think this shouldn't matter in this case. Hah, got it. "service ipmi start" loads all ipmi modules (there was at least one missing before) and I get a read-out with ipmitool. hpasmcli and hplog still don't work. I think I will just forget about hpasm. > > The state of the smart array RAID is monitored with array-info: > https://sourceforge.net/projects/array-info won't compile without docbook. But I think it won't work with the controller, anyway. I can get a reading with "mpt-status -i 1" for the RAID status (on both HP and Dell machines), but this doesn't include SMART (SMART as in Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology, I think the "smart" in Smart Array refers to something different?). Kai -- Kai Schätzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com