Re: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues

2012-02-23 Thread Jim Mankovich
t;>>>> to identify a Threshold vrs a Discrete sensor and the "analog data >>>>>>>> format" flag should >>>>>>>> be used to identify analog vrs discrete units. I agree that having a >>>>>>>> discrete sensor >>>>>>>> re

Re: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues

2012-02-23 Thread Andy Cress
: Jim Mankovich; ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues On Thu, 2012-02-23 at 12:03 -0800, Andy Cress wrote: > Guys, > > It seems apparent that HP is the only firmware vendor with discrete > sensors which have analog readings. Given t

Re: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues

2012-02-23 Thread Albert Chu
e- > From: Albert Chu [mailto:ch...@llnl.gov] > Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 2:51 PM > To: Jim Mankovich > Cc: ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues > > Hey Jim, > > On Thu, 2012-02-23 at 11:01 -0800, Jim Mank

Re: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues

2012-02-23 Thread Andy Cress
: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues Hey Jim, On Thu, 2012-02-23 at 11:01 -0800, Jim Mankovich wrote: > Hi Al, > > I understand what you are saying, and your thoughts about using sensor units > {1..3} might > work.I'm trying to find some other folks internally t

Re: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues

2012-02-23 Thread Albert Chu
; >>>>>> assumptions. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- Jim Mankovich |jm...@hp.com -- > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 2/21/2012 12:57 PM, Albert Chu wrote: > >>>>>>> I suppose this is now rela

Re: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues

2012-02-23 Thread Jim Mankovich
/www.mail-archive.com/ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net/msg01654.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The IPMI Specification is not clear if a discrete sensor can return >>>>>>>> units. >>>>>>> Agreed that it does not

Re: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues

2012-02-22 Thread Albert Chu
7;m using FreeIPMI's output): > >>>>> > >>>>> 6 | Power Supply 1 | Power Supply | 1200.00 | W | 'Presence detected' > >>>>> > >>>>> 10 | Fan 5 | Fan | 76.83 | % | 'transition to Running' > >>

Re: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues

2012-02-22 Thread Jim Mankovich
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, 2012-02-21 at 11:17 -0800, Schoeller, Patrick (iLO - Houston, >>>>> TX) wrote: >>>>>> The IPMI Specification is not clear if a discrete sensor can return >>>>>> units. I think t

Re: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues

2012-02-21 Thread Albert Chu
; >>>> this is a threshold sensor or a discrete sensor. For the Discrete > >>>> Sensor, the value could be anything. Again, the IPMI Specification has > >>>> never clarified this and I agree with Jim that the Event Reading Code > >>>> should be

Re: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues

2012-02-21 Thread Jim Mankovich
r. For the Discrete >>>> Sensor, the value could be anything. Again, the IPMI Specification has >>>> never clarified this and I agree with Jim that the Event Reading Code >>>> should be the determining factor. >>>> >>>> HP ProLiant servers do re

Re: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues

2012-02-21 Thread Albert Chu
d on some discrete sensors. But the "Reading > >> Mask" are set correctly for the Event Reading Code. The "ipmitool" > >> application, however, sees a non-zero value and tries to use the > >> "Threshold Reading Mask" bits. > >> > &

Re: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues

2012-02-21 Thread Jim Mank
ts. >> >> A patch for this had been submitted upstream by Dann Frazier a couple >> years ago. Not sure where it went. >> >> Pat >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Albert Chu [mailto:ch...@llnl.gov] >> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 1

Re: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues

2012-02-21 Thread Schoeller, Patrick (iLO - Houston, TX)
is what I remember right now. Pat -Original Message- From: Albert Chu [mailto:ch...@llnl.gov] Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 13:57 To: Schoeller, Patrick (iLO - Houston, TX) Cc: Mankovich, Jim; ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic is

Re: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues

2012-02-21 Thread Albert Chu
t Chu [mailto:ch...@llnl.gov] > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 13:12 > To: Mankovich, Jim > Cc: ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues > > Hi Jim, > > On Tue, 2012-02-21 at 10:03 -0800, Jim Mank wrote: > > All,

Re: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues

2012-02-21 Thread Jim Mank
Al, Sensors are being interpreted as analog when they should be discrete, although I think there might also be ms-interpretation in the other direction as well. Even though discrete sensors should not have units, making this assumption is not necessary since the IPMI spec states that the unit

Re: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues

2012-02-21 Thread Schoeller, Patrick (iLO - Houston, TX)
..@llnl.gov] Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 13:12 To: Mankovich, Jim Cc: ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues Hi Jim, On Tue, 2012-02-21 at 10:03 -0800, Jim Mank wrote: > All, > > I've been looking a incorrect sensor display

Re: [Ipmitool-devel] Sensor display logic issues

2012-02-21 Thread Albert Chu
Hi Jim, On Tue, 2012-02-21 at 10:03 -0800, Jim Mank wrote: > All, > > I've been looking a incorrect sensor display issues with the ipmitool > that I would like > to get some feedback on before proposing a specific solution. > 1. ipmitool does not properly decode discrete vrs analog units >