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Voltage Probes Information
Use this window to view status information reported by voltage probes that are located in your system.
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Voltage
A system's components are rated for a specific operating voltage. Voltage probes are placed on different components within the system to ensure adequate voltage and to prevent damage that can result from excessive voltage.
The Voltage Probes window displays information about the following:
  • Status of each voltage probe in the system
  • Actual voltage read by the probe at the time of the request; a snapshot of voltage at a particular point in time (Reading)
  • Minimum and maximum warning threshold values for voltage probes
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Status
Voltage probes report voltages at different locations within a chassis to the Server Administrator Instrumentation Service. Voltage status is one of the following states:
Image Normal/OK
Image Warning/Noncritical
Image Critical/Nonrecoverable
Image Unknown
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Voltage Probe Fields
Some voltage probe fields differ according to the type of firmware that your system has: BMC or ESM.
NOTE: The fields listed on this page cover possible configurations.
NOTE: For some probes, the value for Reading is Good or Bad rather than an editable, numeric value.
NOTE: Some threshold values are not editable on BMC-based systems.
Status Indicates whether the event type for the probe is Normal/OK, Warning/Noncritical, or Failure/Nonrecoverable.
Probe Name Displays the alphanumeric text that uniquely identifies a voltage probe. For example, Motherboard.
Reading Displays a snapshot of voltages measured by the probe at a given time.
Minimum Warning Threshold Displays the lowest acceptable voltage that is recommended for system operation. Values that fall below this voltage level result in warning events.
Maximum Warning Threshold Displays the highest acceptable voltage that is recommended for system operation. Values that exceed this voltage result in warning events.
Minimum Failure Threshold Displays the lowest acceptable voltage that is required for system operation. Values that fall below this voltage result in critical/failure events.
Maximum Failure Threshold Displays the highest acceptable voltage that is required for system operation. Values that exceed this voltage result in critical/failure events.
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Managing Voltage Probes
For information on how to set warning thresholds for voltage probes, see "Edit Voltage Probes."
For information on how to set alert actions for voltage probes, see "Set Alert Actions."
NOTE: Due to the limitations of the VMware® ESXi version operating system, the Setting Alert Actions feature is not available with this release of OpenManage Server Administrator.
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