Re: [lm-sensors] Supermicro X7SPA-HF: in4 ALARM

[Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@ericsson.com>]

On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 07:57:36PM -0400, Ben Kamen wrote:
> Ok, after looking around some more -- I should be talking though ipmisensors and not directly communicating with the w83627ehf directly.
> 
> it finds the ipmi interface:
> 
> > Found `IPMI BMC KCS' at 0xca2...                            Success!
> >     (confidence 8, driver `ipmisensors')
> >
> 
> but then tells me:
> > Warning: the required module ipmisensors is not currently installed
> > on your system. If it is built into the kernel then it's OK.
> > Otherwise, check http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/Devices for
> > driver availability.
> 
> and I'm using the RHEL 6 released version of lm-sensors:
> 
> lm_sensors.x86_64	3.1.1-10.el6	@base
> 
> 
> So where do I get ipmisensors? The wiki says I should use ipmitool -- but then how does that integrate?
> 
Please don't top-post.

There is openipmi (http://sourceforge.net/projects/openipmi/), but as far as I know
it is not actively maintained.

Guenter

> Thanks,
> 
>   -Ben
> 
> 
> On 05/13/12 5:30 PM, Ben Kamen wrote:
> > Hey guys, in response to this email below from Jean,
> >
> > Can we still use lm_sensors on the winbond IC on the board or should lm_sensors be disabled entirely?
> >
> > I'm also using an X7SPA-HF and the thermal management goes wonky after a few hours of normal operation.
> >
> > (temp alarm, fans report erroneous speeds and so forth)
> >
> > When this started happening, I began to wonder about contention between the IPMI controller onboard and what linux might be trying to do at the same time.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -Ben
> >
> >> On Fri, 6 Apr 2012 16:08:12 -0400, Justin Piszcz wrote:
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> Was curious why the max voltage does not show up properly for in4 (VDIMM)
> >>> for this X7SPA-HF using lm sensors 3.3.1 or 3.3.2?
> >>>
> >>> On the sensor reading page for IPMI:
> >>> VDIMM Normal 1.84 Volts
> >>
> >> You should not mix IPMI with native Linux hardware monitoring driver.
> >> There is no mutual exclusion on device access, and havoc can (and will)
> >> happen.
> >>
> >>> This is with lm_sensors:
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>>
> >>> $ sensors
> >>> w83627dhg-isa-0ca0
> >>> Adapter: ISA adapter
> >>> Vcore: +1.16 V (min = +0.72 V, max = +1.39 V)
> >>> Vnbcore: +1.04 V (min = +0.94 V, max = +1.16 V)
> >>> AVCC: +3.34 V (min = +2.98 V, max = +3.63 V)
> >>> +3.3V: +3.34 V (min = +2.98 V, max = +3.63 V)
> >>> VDIMM: +1.84 V (min = +1.62 V, max = +0.00 V) ALARM
> >>> +5V: +1.25 V (min = +1.13 V, max = +1.38 V)
> >>> +12V: +0.75 V (min = +0.67 V, max = +0.83 V)
> >>> 3VSB: +3.30 V (min = +2.98 V, max = +3.63 V)
> >>> Vbat: +3.06 V (min = +2.70 V, max = +3.30 V)
> >>> SYS Temp: +42.0°C (high = +75.0°C, hyst = +70.0°C) sensor = thermistor
> >>> CPU Temp: +40.5°C (high = +90.0°C, hyst = +87.0°C) sensor = diode
> >>> Case Temp: +24.0°C (high = +80.0°C, hyst = +75.0°C) sensor = diode
> >>> $ sensors --version
> >>> sensors version 3.3.1 with libsensors version 3.3.1
> >>>
> >>> lm_sensors-3.3.2$ prog/sensors/sensors --version
> >>> sensors version 3.3.2 with libsensors version 3.3.1
> >>>
> >>> w83627dhg-isa-0ca0
> >>> Adapter: ISA adapter
> >>> Vcore: +1.16 V (min = +0.72 V, max = +1.39 V)
> >>> Vnbcore: +1.04 V (min = +0.94 V, max = +1.16 V)
> >>> AVCC: +3.34 V (min = +2.98 V, max = +3.63 V)
> >>> +3.3V: +3.34 V (min = +2.98 V, max = +3.63 V)
> >>> VDIMM: +1.84 V (min = +1.62 V, max = +0.00 V) ALARM
> >>> +5V: +1.25 V (min = +1.13 V, max = +1.38 V)
> >>> +12V: +0.75 V (min = +0.67 V, max = +0.83 V)
> >>> 3VSB: +3.30 V (min = +2.98 V, max = +3.63 V)
> >>> Vbat: +3.06 V (min = +2.70 V, max = +3.30 V)
> >>> SYS Temp: +42.0°C (high = +75.0°C, hyst = +70.0°C) sensor = thermistor
> >>> CPU Temp: +40.5°C (high = +90.0°C, hyst = +87.0°C) sensor = CPU diode
> >>> Case Temp: +24.5°C (high = +80.0°C, hyst = +75.0°C) sensor = CPU diode
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>>
> >>> I also tried hardcoding in4_{min,max}:
> >>>
> >>> $ cat /etc/sensors3.conf
> >>>
> >>> chip "w83627ehf-*" "w83627dhg-*" "w83667hg-*" "nct6775-*" "nct6776-*"
> >>>
> >>> label in0 "Vcore"
> >>> label in1 "Vnbcore"
> >>> label in2 "AVCC"
> >>> label in3 "+3.3V"
> >>> label in4 "VDIMM"
> >>> label in5 "+5V"
> >>> label in6 "+12V"
> >>> label in7 "3VSB"
> >>> label in8 "Vbat"
> >>> label temp1 "SYS Temp"
> >>> label temp2 "CPU Temp"
> >>> label temp3 "Case Temp"
> >>>
> >>> set in2_min 3.3 * 0.90
> >>> set in2_max 3.3 * 1.10
> >>> set in3_min 3.3 * 0.90
> >>> set in3_max 3.3 * 1.10
> >>> # http://lists.lm-sensors.org/pipermail/lm-sensors/2010-November/030368.html
> >>> set in4_min 1.62
> >>> set in4_max 1.98
> >>> set in7_min 3.3 * 0.90
> >>> set in7_max 3.3 * 1.10
> >>> set in8_min 3.0 * 0.90
> >>> set in8_max 3.0 * 1.10
> >>>
> >>> ignore fan1
> >>> ignore fan2
> >>> ignore fan3
> >>> ignore fan4
> >>> ignore fan5
> >>> ignore cpu0_vid
> >>> ignore intrusion0
> >>
> >> Did you run "sensors -s" after changing the configuration file?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jean Delvare
> >
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