Viewing Sensors

This chapter includes the following sections:

Viewing Power Supply Sensors


Tip

Click a column header to sort the table rows according to the entries in that column.

Procedure
    Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
    Step 2   On the Server tab, click Sensors.
    Step 3   In the Sensors pane, click the Power Supply tab.
    Step 4   In the Properties area, the Redundancy Status field displays the status of the power supply redundancy of the server.
    Step 5   In the Discrete Sensors area, you can view the following statistics for the server:
    Name Description

    Sensor Name column

    The name of the sensor.

    Status column

    The status of the sensor. This can be one of the following:

    • Unknown

    • Informational

    • Normal

    • Warning

    • Critical

    • Non-Recoverable

    Reading column

    The basic state of the sensor.

    Step 6   In the Threshold Sensors area, you can view the following statistics for the server:
    Name Description

    Sensor Name column

    The name of the sensor.

    Status column

    The status of the sensor. This can be one of the following:

    • Unknown

    • Informational

    • Normal

    • Warning

    • Critical

    • Non-Recoverable

    Reading column

    The current power usage, in watts.

    Warning Threshold Min column

    The minimum warning threshold.

    Warning Threshold Max column

    The maximum warning threshold.

    Critical Threshold Min column

    The minimum critical threshold.

    Critical Threshold Max column

    The maximum critical threshold.

    Viewing Fan Sensors

    Procedure
      Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
      Step 2   On the Server tab, click Sensors.
      Step 3   In the Sensors pane, click the Fan tab.
      Step 4   View the following fan-related statistics for the server:
      Tip   

      Click a column header to sort the table rows according to the entries in that column.

      Name Description

      Sensor Name column

      The name of the sensor.

      Status column

      The status of the sensor. This can be one of the following:

      • Unknown

      • Informational

      • Normal

      • Warning

      • Critical

      • Non-Recoverable

      Speed column

      The fan speed in RPM.

      Warning Threshold Min column

      The minimum warning threshold.

      Warning Threshold Max column

      The maximum warning threshold.

      Critical Threshold Min column

      The minimum critical threshold.

      Critical Threshold Max column

      The maximum critical threshold.

      Viewing Temperature Sensors

      Procedure
        Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
        Step 2   On the Server tab, click Sensors.
        Step 3   In the Sensors pane, click the Temperature tab.
        Step 4   View the following temperature-related statistics for the server:
        Tip   

        Click a column header to sort the table rows according to the entries in that column.

        Name Description

        Sensor Name column

        The name of the sensor.

        Sensor Status column

        The status of the sensor. This can be one of the following:

        • Unknown

        • Informational

        • Normal

        • Warning

        • Critical

        • Non-Recoverable

        Temperature column

        The current temperature, in Celsius and Fahrenheit.

        Warning Threshold Min column

        The minimum warning threshold.

        Warning Threshold Max column

        The maximum warning threshold.

        Critical Threshold Min column

        The minimum critical threshold.

        Critical Threshold Max column

        The maximum critical threshold.

        Viewing Voltage Sensors

        Procedure
          Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
          Step 2   On the Server tab, click Sensors.
          Step 3   In the Sensors pane, click the Voltage tab.
          Step 4   View the following voltage-related statistics for the server:
          Tip   

          Click a column header to sort the table rows according to the entries in that column.

          Name Description

          Sensor Name column

          The name of the sensor.

          Status column

          The status of the sensor. This can be one of the following:

          • Unknown

          • Informational

          • Normal

          • Warning

          • Critical

          • Non-Recoverable

          Voltage column

          The current voltage, in volts.

          Warning Threshold Min column

          The minimum warning threshold.

          Warning Threshold Max column

          The maximum warning threshold.

          Critical Threshold Min column

          The minimum critical threshold.

          Critical Threshold Max column

          The maximum critical threshold.

          Viewing Current Sensors

          Procedure
            Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
            Step 2   On the Server tab, click Sensors.
            Step 3   In the Sensors pane, click the Current tab.
            Step 4   View the following current-related statistics on the Current tab:
            Name Description

            Sensor Name column

            The name of the sensor.

            Status column

            The status of the sensor. This can be one of the following:

            • Unknown

            • Informational

            • Normal

            • Warning

            • Critical

            • Non-Recoverable

            Current column

            The current in amperes.

            Warning Threshold Min column

            The minimum warning threshold.

            Warning Threshold Max column

            The maximum warning threshold.

            Critical Threshold Min column

            The minimum critical threshold.

            Critical Threshold Max column

            The maximum critical threshold.

            Viewing LED Sensors

            Procedure
              Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
              Step 2   On the Server tab, click Sensors.
              Step 3   In the Sensors pane, click the LEDs tab.
              Step 4   View the following LED-related statistics for the server:
              Name Description

              Sensor Name column

              The name of the sensor.

              LED State column

              Whether the LED is on, blinking, or off.

              LED Color column

              The current color of the LED.

              For details about what the colors mean, see the hardware installation guide for the type of server you are using.

              Viewing Storage Sensors

              Procedure
                Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
                Step 2   On the Server tab, click Sensors.
                Step 3   In the Sensors pane, click the Storage tab.
                Step 4   View the following storage-related statistics for the server:
                Name Description

                Name column

                The name of the storage device.

                Status column

                A brief description of the storage device status.

                LED Status column

                The current LED color, if any.

                To make the physical LED on the storage device blink, select Turn On from the drop-down list. To let the storage device control whether the LED blinks, select Turn Off.

                Note   

                This information is only available for some C-Series servers.