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Subject: Re: Monitoring temperature with acpi (sysctls)
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David Duchscher wrote:
>
> On Jul 26, 2006, at 11:09 AM, Bruno Ducrot wrote:
>> Does this one support IPMI?
>
> Yes, the Supermicro PDSMi supports the IPMI 2.0 module and I can
> confirm that it works with the IPMI ported driver from current on
> 6.1.  The module is optional so you will have to purchase one for
> the system, around 0. You will also need the latest BIOS loaded on
> the motherboard for it to work.
>
> http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/AOC-IPMI20-E.cfm

I don't want to spend $50 extra per system, just so i can read the 
temperature, and not even use any of the IPMI functions. I need a simple 
and scriptable way to get the values, acpi sysctls are ideal for this.