[Freeipmi-users] ipmi-sensors/monitoring problems

[Kevin Day]

Hey, FreeIPMI guys! I'm trying to get sensor monitoring going on a  
wide range of hardware running FreeBSD. It's mostly just worked, with  
a couple of exceptions.

The first problem is with some older Dell 2650 servers. This is how  
they appear in dmidecode:

System Information
        Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corporation
        Product Name: PowerEdge 2650

IPMI Device Information
        Interface Type: SMIC (Server Management Interface Chip)
        Specification Version: 1.0
        I2C Slave Address: 0x10
        NV Storage Device: Not Present
        Base Address: 0x000000000000ECF4 (I/O)
        Register Spacing: Successive Byte Boundaries


Some commands seem to kinda work like ipmi-sel, ipmi-fru (the  
exception being the date):

# ipmi-fru -v
FRU Inventory Device ID: 0x00

  FRU Board Info Area Manufacturing Date/Time: 05/22/10 - 17:36:00
  FRU Board Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
  FRU Board Product Name: Dell Remote Access Controller
  FRU Board Part Number: A03

  FRU Product Manufacturer Name: Dell Inc.
  FRU Product Product Name: Dell Remote Access Controller
  FRU Product Part/Model Number: RAC V1.0
  FRU Product Version Type: 3.12

  FRU Management Access Record Length Incorrect: 20


but sensors don't seem to, giving  
"ipmi_cmd_get_sensor_reading_discrete: bad completion code: request  
data/parameter invalid" at everything I do. I can provide full logs or  
any debugging if it's okay to post anything that long here. "ipmitool  
sensor list" seems to work perfectly, oddly enough. Where do I start  
to try to figure out what's wrong?



The other issue I'm having is on a much newer HP Proliant DL185 G5. It  
appears as:

System Information
        Manufacturer: HP
        Product Name: ProLiant DL185 G5

IPMI Device Information
        Interface Type: KCS (Keyboard Control Style)
        Specification Version: 2.0
        I2C Slave Address: 0x10
        NV Storage Device: Not Present
        Base Address: 0x0000000000000CA2 (I/O)
        Register Spacing: Successive Byte Boundaries

ipmi-sensors itself seems to work okay at the beginning, but errors  
out at the end:

64: POST Error (System Firmware): [Unknown]
112: Memory ECC (Memory): [Unknown]
160: ACPI State (ACPI Power State): [S0/G0 "working"]
208: System Reset (Module/Board): [OK]
256: SYSTEM FAN 1 (Fan): 6435.01 RPM (0.00/1000.40): [OK]
320: SYSTEM FAN 2 (Fan): 6265.66 RPM (0.00/1000.40): [OK]
384: SYSTEM FAN 3 (Fan): 6265.66 RPM (0.00/1000.40): [OK]
448: SYSTEM FAN 4 (Fan): 6265.66 RPM (0.00/1000.40): [OK]
512: Rear HDD Opt Fan (Fan): 1904.76 RPM (0.00/1000.40): [OK]
576: System 12V (Voltage): 12.26 V (NA/NA): [OK]
640: System 5V (Voltage): 5.17 V (NA/NA): [OK]
704: System AUX 5V (Voltage): 5.19 V (NA/NA): [OK]
768: System 3.3V (Voltage): 3.37 V (NA/NA): [OK]
832: System AUX 3.3V (Voltage): 3.34 V (NA/NA): [OK]
896: CPU0 Vcore (Voltage): 1.39 V (NA/NA): [OK]
960: CPU1 Vcore (Voltage): 1.33 V (NA/NA): [OK]
1024: CPU0 Mem Vcore (Voltage): 1.81 V (NA/NA): [OK]
1088: CPU1 Mem Vcore (Voltage): 1.80 V (NA/NA): [OK]
1152: CPU0 MEM VTT (Voltage): 0.94 V (NA/NA): [OK]
1216: CPU1 MEM VTT (Voltage): 0.92 V (NA/NA): [OK]
1280: NB  SB Vcore (Voltage): 1.23 V (NA/NA): [OK]
1344: CPU0 Diode (Temperature): 33.00 C (NA/85.00): [OK]
1408: CPU1 Diode (Temperature): 36.50 C (NA/85.00): [OK]
1472: Power Ambient (Temperature): 4.00 C (NA/45.00): [OK]
1536: Rear Ambient (Temperature): 7.00 C (NA/45.00): [OK]
1600: SB HTX Ambient (Temperature): 0.00 C (NA/45.00): [OK]
1664: NB Ambient (Temperature): 0.00 C (NA/45.00): [OK]
1728: Front Panel Temp (Temperature): 13.50 C (NA/45.00): [OK]
1792: Therm-Trip0 (Processor): [State Deasserted]
1840: CPU0 Prochot (Temperature): [Limit Not Exceeded]
1888: CPU1 Prochot (Temperature): [Limit Not Exceeded]
1936: CPU Socket 0 (Processor): [Device Inserted/Device Present]
1984: CPU Socket 1 (Processor): [Device Inserted/Device Present]
2032: PS1 Present (Power Supply): [Device Inserted/Device Present]
2080: PS2 Present (Power Supply): [Device Removed/Device Absent]
2128: PS1 Status (Power Supply): [Performance Met]
2176: PS2 Status (Power Supply): [Performance Met]
2224: Red PS Present (Power Unit): [Device Inserted/Device Present]
2272: PS Redundancy (FRU Sensor): [Redundancy Lost]
2416: Identify (Button): [State Deasserted]
ipmi_cmd_get_sensor_reading_discrete: bad completion code: request  
data/parameter invalid


but, ipmimonitoring gets fixated on record 832:

Record_ID | Sensor Name | Sensor Group | Monitoring Status| Sensor  
Units | Sensor Reading
256 | SYSTEM FAN 1 | Fan | Nominal | RPM | 6435.006435
320 | SYSTEM FAN 2 | Fan | Nominal | RPM | 6265.664160
384 | SYSTEM FAN 3 | Fan | Nominal | RPM | 6105.006105
448 | SYSTEM FAN 4 | Fan | Nominal | RPM | 6435.006435
512 | Rear HDD Opt Fan | Fan | Nominal | RPM | 1904.761905
576 | System 12V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 12.264000
640 | System 5V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 5.171400
704 | System AUX 5V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 5.194800
768 | System 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.372600
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800
832 | System AUX 3.3V | Voltage | Nominal | V | 3.341800



Are either of these known problems? If not, what can I do to help?

-- Kevin