[CentOS] Dell R320 server

Fri May 24 13:29:24 UTC 2013
Jerry Geis <geisj at pagestation.com>

On 05/24/2013 08:44 AM, Jerry Geis wrote:
>>
>>
>> You can use IPMI if the machine has it.  That way you get a 
>> consistent method to get many errors from the machine.
>>
>> -
> James - I did the following...
>
> yum install ipmitool
> modprobe ipmi_devintf
> ipmitool chassis status
>
> and I got this below.
>
> System Power         : on
> Power Overload       : false
> Power Interlock      : inactive
> Main Power Fault     : false
> Power Control Fault  : false
> Power Restore Policy : previous
> Last Power Event     :
> Chassis Intrusion    : inactive
> Front-Panel Lockout  : inactive
> Drive Fault          : false
> Cooling/Fan Fault    : false
> Sleep Button Disable : not allowed
> Diag Button Disable  : allowed
> Reset Button Disable : not allowed
> Power Button Disable : allowed
> Sleep Button Disabled: false
> Diag Button Disabled : true
> Reset Button Disabled: false
> Power Button Disabled: false
>
>
> Then I unplugged the power to 1 of the two supplies and waited for the 
> "orange" display so
> the machine noticed the power fault. Then ran the command "ipmitool 
> chassis status" again
> and got the same output. It was not reporting the power supply issue.
>
> Is there something I am missing?
>
> Thanks,
>
> jerry
>
I finally found what I needed...

ipmitool sdr type "Power Supply"

Gives me correct status for the dual power supply.

jerry