User guide

Chapter 8: Working with IPMI 1.5 Target Devices 237
3. Click on the name of a sensor. The IPMI Discrete Sensor Details window will open.
4. Click Close when you are finished to return to the IPMI Discrete Sensors window.
5. Click Close when you are finished to return to the Target Devices, Units in Site, Units in
Custom Field, Topology or Recently Accessed Units window.
Displaying IPMI 1.5 target device numeric sensor information
The IPMI Numeric Sensors window displays information about the numeric sensors managed by
the BMCs in the IPMI 1.5 target device.
The type and number of sensors displayed will vary by BMC, motherboard and
chassis implementation.
To display detailed information about a specific sensor managed by a BMC, click on its name. The
IPMI Numeric Sensor Details window will open.
The following information appears in the IPMI Numeric Sensor Details window about the
selected sensor:
• Name - Numeric sensor name.
• Sensor Type - Numeric sensor type. A gauge icon representing the numeric sensor type will
appear to the left of the name.
• Units - Numeric sensor type units (volts, RPM and so on).
• Current Reading - Numeric sensor current reading (5.006V, 35.0
°
C and so on).
• Status - Numeric sensor status. Possible status values are: OK, Non-Critical (Low), Critical
(Low), Non-Recoverable (Low), Non-Critical (High), Critical (High) and Non-
Recoverable (High)
The following information may appear for a selected sensor in the IPMI Numeric Sensors window,
depending on whether the information is applicable to the sensor type:
• Lower Critical - Lower critical numeric sensor value.
• Lower Non-Critical - Lower non-critical numeric sensor value.
• Lower Non-Recoverable - Lower non-recoverable numeric sensor value.
• Negative Hysteresis - Negative hysteresis numeric sensor value.
• Positive Hysteresis - Positive hysteresis numeric sensor value.
• Upper Critical - Upper critical numeric sensor value.
• Upper Non-Critical - Upper non-critical numeric sensor value.
• Upper Non-Recoverable - Upper non-recoverable numeric sensor value.
The IPMI Numeric Sensor Details window may also contain one of three gauge types displaying
the numeric sensor reading, including upper and lower thresholds and the status of the sensor. See
IPMI Viewer Window features on page 230 for more information.