Temperature Probe Properties

Use this window to view status information reported by temperature probes that are located in your system. Temperatures are reported in degrees Celsius.

System Tree Selection	Tab	Subtab	User Privileges
			View	Manage
Main System Chassis				NA
Temperatures	Properties	Temperature Probes	U, P, A	P, A

U=User; P=Power User; A=Administrator; NA=Not Applicable. For more details on user privilege levels, see "Privilege Levels in the Server Administrator GUI."

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Temperatures

A system cannot function well at extreme temperatures. Temperature probes are placed in each chassis to prevent damage to temperature-sensitive components.

The Temperature Probes window displays information about the following:

Status of each temperature probe in the system
Temperature read by the probe at the time of the request
Minimum and maximum warning threshold values for temperature probes

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Status

Temperature probes report temperatures at different locations within a chassis to the Server Administrator Instrumentation Service. Temperature status is one of the following states:

		Normal/OK
		Warning/Noncritical
		Critical/Nonrecoverable
(Blank)		Unknown

Temperature Probe Fields

Some temperature 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, Warning, or Failure.
Probe Name	Displays the alphanumeric text that uniquely identifies a temperature probe; for example, CPU 2.
Reading	Displays a snapshot of temperature measured by the probe at a given time.
Minimum Warning Threshold	Displays the lowest acceptable temperature for this probe that is recommended for system operation. Values that fall below this temperature level result in warning events.
Maximum Warning Threshold	Displays the highest acceptable temperature for this probe that is recommended for system operation. Values that exceed this temperature result in warning events.
Minimum Failure Threshold	Displays the lowest acceptable temperature for this probe that is required for system operation. Values that fall below this temperature result in critical/failure events.
Maximum Failure Threshold	Displays the highest acceptable temperature for this probe that is required for system operation. Values that exceed this temperature result in critical/failure events.

Managing Temperature Probes

For information on how to set warning thresholds for temperature probes, see "Edit Temperature Probes."

For information on how to set alert actions for temperature probes, see "Set Alert Actions."

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Print

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Export

Saves a text file containing the contents of this window (the values of each data field separated by a customizable delimiter) to a destination you specify.

Email	E-mails the contents of this window to your designated recipient. See the Server Administrator User's Guide for instructions about configuring your Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server.
Refresh	Redraws the screen.

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