Hi all, I have a situation like this: Our little server room is always on. It has an air conditioning unit, but barely enough. So sometimes during weekend, the temperature could reach unhealthy level, like 29 degree Celsius. Currently, there''s no personnel to monitor it 24 hours a day. I''m thinking of using a tool to monitor the temperature, and then send sms/email when it reaches certain threshold. Anyone has an idea? Could be software based or hardware one. Thank you.
Fajar Priyanto wrote:> Hi all, > I have a situation like this: > Our little server room is always on. It has an air conditioning unit, > but barely enough. > So sometimes during weekend, the temperature could reach unhealthy > level, like 29 degree Celsius. > Currently, there''s no personnel to monitor it 24 hours a day. > I''m thinking of using a tool to monitor the temperature, and then send > sms/email when it reaches certain threshold. > Anyone has an idea? Could be software based or hardware one. >You can get temperature reads of your cpu and motherboard with lm_sensors...provided your motherboard''s chipset is supported...
On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Christopher Chan <christopher.chan at bradbury.edu.hk> wrote:> You can get temperature reads of your cpu and motherboard with > lm_sensors...provided your motherboard''s chipset is supported...That''s a good idea. I''ll work on it. I know it sucks, how about MS Windows, several of the machines run it, does anyone know similar tool to monitor the temperature? Thanks.
From: Fajar Priyanto Sent: February 15, 2009 17:59> > I have a situation like this: > Our little server room is always on. It has an air conditioning unit, > but barely enough. So sometimes during weekend, the temperature could > reach unhealthy level, like 29 degree Celsius. Currently, there''s no > personnel to monitor it 24 hours a day. I''m thinking of using a tool > to monitor the temperature, and then send sms/email when it reaches > certain threshold.One of our hardware suppliers recommended the Liebert/Emerson OpenComms EM Controller. I have not had a good look at it yet so I can not say how good it is but you might want to have a look. HTH Regards, Hugh -- Hugh E Cruickshank, Forward Software, www.forward-software.com
On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Fajar Priyanto <fajarpri at arinet.org> wrote:> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Christopher Chan > <christopher.chan at bradbury.edu.hk> wrote: >> You can get temperature reads of your cpu and motherboard with >> lm_sensors...provided your motherboard''s chipset is supported... > > That''s a good idea. I''ll work on it. > I know it sucks, how about MS Windows, several of the machines run it, > does anyone know similar tool to monitor the temperature? > Thanks.what about using monitoring tools like zenoss, groundwork, zabbix etc. I think the could monitor temperature too. regards, -- Muhammad Panji http://sumodirjo.wordpress.com
On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 10:13 AM, muhammad panji <sumodirjo at gmail.com> wrote:> what about using monitoring tools like zenoss, groundwork, zabbix etc. > I think the could monitor temperature too. > regards,Good to have them. Thanks. Btw, using lm_sensors, I have the result: it87-isa-0290 Adapter: ISA adapter VCore 1: +1.62 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) VCore 2: +2.69 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) +3.3V: +3.31 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) +5V: +4.92 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +6.85 V) +12V: +12.35 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +16.32 V) -12V: -13.62 V (min = -27.36 V, max = +3.93 V) -5V: -9.28 V (min = -13.64 V, max = +4.03 V) Stdby: +3.06 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +6.85 V) VBat: +0.00 V fan1: 3443 RPM (min = 0 RPM, div = 8) fan2: 0 RPM (min = 0 RPM, div = 8) fan3: 0 RPM (min = 0 RPM, div = 8) M/B Temp: +35?C (low = +127?C, high = +127?C) sensor = thermistor CPU Temp: +29?C (low = +127?C, high = +127?C) sensor = thermistor Temp3: +49?C (low = +127?C, high = +127?C) sensor = diode I think I can write little script based on the info.
On Mon, 2009-02-16 at 09:59 +0800, Fajar Priyanto wrote:> Hi all, > I have a situation like this: > Our little server room is always on. It has an air conditioning unit, > but barely enough. > So sometimes during weekend, the temperature could reach unhealthy > level, like 29 degree Celsius. > Currently, there''s no personnel to monitor it 24 hours a day. > I''m thinking of using a tool to monitor the temperature, and then send > sms/email when it reaches certain threshold. > Anyone has an idea? Could be software based or hardware one. > Thank you.If you''ve got an APC UPS, there''s a chance you can get a temperature sensor that attaches to it. That can be checked from Nagios, which can send alerts when thresholds are reached. You can also graph temperature over time (via SNMP) using Cacti, so that you can verify that Nagios is doing the right thing. Note that even if you use lm_sensors rather than an external temperature sensor[1], it''s still a good idea to use Nagios and/or Cacti in conjunction with it. I believe Nagios has a check_lmsensors plugin available. ;) -I [1] - lm_sensors reports internal temperature, which is usually much higher than external temperature. So tune your thresholds accordingly...
Fajar Priyanto wrote:> Hi all, > I have a situation like this: > Our little server room is always on. It has an air conditioning unit, > but barely enough. > So sometimes during weekend, the temperature could reach unhealthy > level, like 29 degree Celsius. > Currently, there''s no personnel to monitor it 24 hours a day. > I''m thinking of using a tool to monitor the temperature, and then send > sms/email when it reaches certain threshold. > Anyone has an idea? Could be software based or hardware one. > Thank you. > >Depending on the stakes, you might consider a solution from http://www.sensaphone.com/ They have a wide range of units at a wide range of costs.
Fajar Priyanto napsal(a):> Hi all, > I have a situation like this: > Our little server room is always on. It has an air conditioning unit, > but barely enough. > So sometimes during weekend, the temperature could reach unhealthy > level, like 29 degree Celsius. > Currently, there''s no personnel to monitor it 24 hours a day. > I''m thinking of using a tool to monitor the temperature, and then send > sms/email when it reaches certain threshold. > Anyone has an idea? Could be software based or hardware one. > Thank you.Hi, I''m successfully monitoring a lot of server rooms with serial thermometer like this: http://www.papouch.com/en/products.asp?dir=thermometers I had my own script to read and send alert. A few years ago I swap to Cacti where is easy to read serial thermometer too. Regards, David Hrb??
David Hrb?? wrote:> Fajar Priyanto napsal(a): > > I''m thinking of using a tool to monitor the temperature, and then send > > sms/email when it reaches certain threshold. > > Hi, > I''m successfully monitoring a lot of server rooms with serial > thermometer like this: > http://www.papouch.com/en/products.asp?dir=thermometersYeah, either that or use 1-Wire, which really rocks. <http://www.digitemp.com/> - cheap and reliable. Digitemp isn''t the only application for that, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1-Wire> has an overview. Ralph -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20090216/db1f10de/attachment.bin
David Hrb?? wrote:> Fajar Priyanto napsal(a): >> Hi all, >> I have a situation like this: >> Our little server room is always on. It has an air conditioning unit, >> but barely enough. >> So sometimes during weekend, the temperature could reach unhealthy >> level, like 29 degree Celsius. >> Currently, there''s no personnel to monitor it 24 hours a day. >> I''m thinking of using a tool to monitor the temperature, and then send >> sms/email when it reaches certain threshold. >> Anyone has an idea? Could be software based or hardware one. >> Thank you. > > Hi, > I''m successfully monitoring a lot of server rooms with serial > thermometer like this: > http://www.papouch.com/en/products.asp?dir=thermometers > I had my own script to read and send alert. A few years ago I swap to > Cacti where is easy to read serial thermometer too. > Regards, > David Hrb?? > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centosI thought about doing something like that http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=32915 Sam
> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Sam > Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 8:17 AM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Suggestion for Server Room monitoring > > David Hrb?c wrote: > > Fajar Priyanto napsal(a): > >> Hi all, > >> I have a situation like this: > >> Our little server room is always on. It has an air > conditioning unit, > >> but barely enough. > >> So sometimes during weekend, the temperature could reach unhealthy > >> level, like 29 degree Celsius. > >> Currently, there''s no personnel to monitor it 24 hours a day. > >> I''m thinking of using a tool to monitor the temperature, and then > >> send sms/email when it reaches certain threshold. > >> Anyone has an idea? Could be software based or hardware one. > >> Thank you. > > > > Hi, > > I''m successfully monitoring a lot of server rooms with serial > > thermometer like this: > > http://www.papouch.com/en/products.asp?dir=thermometers > > I had my own script to read and send alert. A few years ago > I swap to > > Cacti where is easy to read serial thermometer too. > > Regards, > > David Hrb?c > > > I thought about doing something like that > > http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=32915 > > SamWe use the WeatherGoose by IT Watchdogs and it has saved my butt two times now over 3 or 4 years. http://www.itwatchdogs.com/ We have added a couple extra external sensors (temp + airflow on the building AC, and multiple temp in various locations) to get better coverage. Andrew
On Feb 15, 2009, at 7:59 PM, Fajar Priyanto wrote:> Currently, there''s no personnel to monitor it 24 hours a day. > I''m thinking of using a tool to monitor the temperature, and then send > sms/email when it reaches certain threshold. > Anyone has an idea? Could be software based or hardware one.Common need, lots of answers: http://ww.itwatchdogs.com/ is one we use.
Robert wrote:> Fajar Priyanto wrote: > >> Hi all, >> I have a situation like this: >> Our little server room is always on. It has an air conditioning unit, >> but barely enough. >> So sometimes during weekend, the temperature could reach unhealthy >> level, like 29 degree Celsius. >> Currently, there''s no personnel to monitor it 24 hours a day. >> I''m thinking of using a tool to monitor the temperature, and then send >> sms/email when it reaches certain threshold. >> Anyone has an idea? Could be software based or hardware one. >> Thank you. >> >> >> > Depending on the stakes, you might consider a solution from > http://www.sensaphone.com/ > They have a wide range of units at a wide range of costs. > _______________________________________________ > >I was just getting ready to post this! They have great products. The sensors available are widespread... heat, cold, noise, motion, water, electric.... You program it to call a list of numbers... until one of those folks calls it back, it keeps trying. You can listen to the room from the phone. Really neat system and not a huge amount of money. Basically, it is a burglar system as well... can detect intrusions. John Hinton
Well, there are ALOT of options.. You got 1-wire for temperature.. thenyou use http://www.klein.com/thermd/for the software, get a usb or serial interface device for the sensors, then a couple sensors..http://www.hobby-boards.com/catalog/main_page.php has a good selection.. You can put a good system together for under a 100 i would imagine. Then you''ve got the ready made systems: http://www.itwatchdogs.com/ http://embeddeddatasystems.com/page/EDS/PROD/HA/HA7Net with http://forums.cacti.net/about13526.html The route I am taking is the 1-wire one, so I dont have alot of information ont he others.. the Ha7 product is just a ethernet device for the 1-wire interface. It communicates to the Cacti install of the monitoring server. Ryan On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 10:54 AM, John Hinton <webmaster at ew3d.com> wrote:> Robert wrote: > > Fajar Priyanto wrote: > > > >> Hi all, > >> I have a situation like this: > >> Our little server room is always on. It has an air conditioning unit, > >> but barely enough. > >> So sometimes during weekend, the temperature could reach unhealthy > >> level, like 29 degree Celsius. > >> Currently, there''s no personnel to monitor it 24 hours a day. > >> I''m thinking of using a tool to monitor the temperature, and then send > >> sms/email when it reaches certain threshold. > >> Anyone has an idea? Could be software based or hardware one. > >> Thank you. > >> > >> > >> > > Depending on the stakes, you might consider a solution from > > http://www.sensaphone.com/ > > They have a wide range of units at a wide range of costs. > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > I was just getting ready to post this! They have great products. The > sensors available are widespread... heat, cold, noise, motion, water, > electric.... You program it to call a list of numbers... until one of > those folks calls it back, it keeps trying. You can listen to the room > from the phone. Really neat system and not a huge amount of money. > Basically, it is a burglar system as well... can detect intrusions. > > John Hinton > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >-------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20090216/8aacd381/attachment.html
Fajar Priyanto wrote:> Hi all, > I have a situation like this: > Our little server room is always on. It has an air conditioning unit, > but barely enough. > So sometimes during weekend, the temperature could reach unhealthy > level, like 29 degree Celsius. > Currently, there''s no personnel to monitor it 24 hours a day. > I''m thinking of using a tool to monitor the temperature, and then send > sms/email when it reaches certain threshold. > Anyone has an idea? Could be software based or hardware one.It is overkill for a single item, but if you want to monitor server load, network bandwidth, etc. as well, OpenNMS (http://www.opennms.org) is good and can pick up temperature from APC or Cisco devices with sensors and SNMP enabled. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 2:04 AM, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com> wrote:> > It is overkill for a single item, but if you want to monitor server > load, network bandwidth, etc. as well, OpenNMS (http://www.opennms.org) > is good and can pick up temperature from APC or Cisco devices with > sensors and SNMP enabled. >Waw! I''m overwhelmed by all the suggestions. You are all great! I''m looking at them one by one. Thanks a billion (975 million after Senate approval :)