Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 14:26:46 -0400 From: "akanwar@digitarchy.com" <akanwar@digitarchy.com> To: lnb@freebsdsystems.com, ps@mu.org, akanwar@digitarchy.com, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: acpi needed to control fans on HP Proliant Message-ID: <226200-220038623182646152@M2W097.mail2web.com>
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Hi Paul and Lanny, Thanks for your replies=2E Paul, you keep insisting that HP's use a seperate driver =2E=2E=2E seems l= ike you run some of these machines :)=2E DO you have any knowledge of what interfa= ce the HP driver uses to control fan speed ? Any way to get the source code for their Linux Driver ? Lanny, How do i build in IPMI-BMC support into the 4=2E8 kernel ? What OS = do you use ? "BMC/FRUSDR/BIOS upgrade files" might not be available for the H= P branded OS=2E If I can get a starting point, I will roll my own driver=2E Thanks again, -ansh Original Message: ----------------- From: Lanny Baron lnb@FreeBSDsystems=2ECOM Date: 23 Aug 2003 10:02:15 -0400 To: ps@mu=2Eorg, akanwar@digitarchy=2Ecom, freebsd-hardware@freebsd=2Eorg Subject: Re: acpi needed to control fans on HP Proliant Hi Paul, Well perhaps I gave info that was confusing=2E=20 IPMI is used to communicate with the BMC and FRUSDR=2E The BMC sensors get= the information and/or logs and status on various components such as fans, power supplies and cpus=2E The BMC which is part of the Server Board= also controls the fan speeds=2E=20 Clearly the screenshots on our site with respect to IPMI do show lower/upper limits as well as current status of components=2E=20 Lanny On Sat, 2003-08-23 at 05:37, Paul Saab wrote: > No, this stuff wont work on Proliants=2E Proliants do not use ipmi and > they require a separate driver to allow fan control and other stuff=2E >=20 > Lanny Baron (lnb@FreeBSDsystems=2ECOM) wrote: > > Hi, > > I think if you check out http://www=2EFreeBSDsystems=2ECOM/ipmi=2Ehtml= it will > > give you an idea of how to monitor what your Server hardware is doing=2E= > >=20 > > In terms of fan speeds, it is controlled by the BMC=2E =20 > >=20 > > On our Servers, until we do a complete upgrade of the BIOS and BMC the= > > fans are good for a jet on takeoff=2E Once we have done the upgrade, t= he > > Server fans slow down considerably=2E > >=20 > > Having said that, perhaps ask your HP rep to get you (if it even > > available=2E=2Ewe don't sell hp servers) the BMC/FRUSDR/BIOS upgrade f= iles=2E > >=20 > > Hope that helps you out=2E > >=20 > > Regards, > > Lanny=20 > >=20 > > On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 03:44, Paul Saab wrote: > > > Your HP rep is lying to you=2E You have to have their health driver= > > > (not ACPI) which is not available for FreeBSD=2E > > >=20 > > > akanwar@digitarchy=2Ecom (akanwar@digitarchy=2Ecom) wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > =20 > > > > I run FreeBSD 4=2E8-RELEASE on about 70 i386 boxes=2E Now we are evaluating a > > > > HP Proliant DL360 G3 servers for BSD compatability=2E > > > >=20 > > > > All seems good except except the fact that the fans in the server run full > > > > steam all the time (and they are LOUD)=2E My HP rep tells me that = if I > > > > install Windows on this box, it will automatically control fan speed via > > > > acpi=2E > > > >=20 > > > > How do I do the same in FreeBSD 4=2E8 ?=20 > > > >=20 > > > > I do not see any "acpi0" messages in the dmesg=2E > > > >=20 > > > > Thanks for your time, > > > >=20 > > > > -ansh > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------= -- > > > > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > > > > http://mail2web=2Ecom/ =2E > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > freebsd-hardware@freebsd=2Eorg mailing list > > > > http://lists=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd=2Eorg" > > > >=20 > > --=20 > > =3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D= +=3D+=3D > > Lanny Baron > > Proud to be 100% FreeBSD > > http://www=2EFreeBSDsystems=2ECOM > > Toll Free: 1=2E877=2E963=2E1900 > > =3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D= +=3D+=3D > >=20 --=20 =3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D= +=3D Lanny Baron Proud to be 100% FreeBSD http://www=2EFreeBSDsystems=2ECOM =3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D= +=3D -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web=2Ecom/ =2E
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