[CentOS] Suggestion for Server Room monitoring

Mon Feb 16 08:07:10 UTC 2009
David Hrbáč <hrbac.conf at seznam.cz>

Fajar Priyanto napsal(a):
> Hi all,
> I have a situation like this:
> Our little server room is always on. It has an air conditioning unit,
> but barely enough.
> So sometimes during weekend, the temperature could reach unhealthy
> level, like 29 degree Celsius.
> Currently, there's no personnel to monitor it 24 hours a day.
> I'm thinking of using a tool to monitor the temperature, and then send
> sms/email when it reaches certain threshold.
> Anyone has an idea? Could be software based or hardware one.
> Thank you.

Hi,
I'm successfully monitoring a lot of server rooms with serial
thermometer like this:
http://www.papouch.com/en/products.asp?dir=thermometers
I had my own script to read and send alert. A few years ago I swap to
Cacti where is easy to read serial thermometer too.
Regards,
David Hrbáč