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Dell PowerEdge R410 Health Monitor
Hi everyone, I'm new to monitoring server health and I have a Dell R410 from 2011.
I have Windows 2008 R2 installed 64 bit and I'm looking to have an application to monitor the temperature of the CPU's and perhaps give me fan speed control also.
Is there a free software from Dell that can do this for my server?
I found this thread http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/servers/f/177/p/8126015/8249001.aspx#8249001 on this forum and have tried the last application mentioned, Fan Speed, I'm not sure if this is the best or if it is working on my system, I installed it but haven't had much time to play with it yet. I don't know if it is detecting or controlling my fan speeds as I am not currently in front of the machine.
What should be the correct running temperature of my CPU, Hard Drives etc??? I have an Intel Xeon E5606 @2.13MHz in this Dell R410 with 12GB or RAM.
If any kind soul could point me in the right direction I would be awfully grateful.
Thanks
David
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October 23rd, 2012 10:00
Good morning.
You can use OpenManage to monitor your server; here is the link for the documentation and download:
Documentation:
Download link:
ftp://ftp.dell.com/FOLDER00574377M/1/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-WIN-7.1.0-5304_A00.exe
You can also use the DataCenter Capacity Planner to find out how much heat and power your server(s) will draw.
When you open the link click Start the DCCP 3.04 web version. Once it opens you will drag and drop a rack from the left pane to the right pane. Then, after selecting the server tab, drag and drop the server that you want into the rack. The far right side of the page will display the power requirements. Clicking edit above the server you can modify the components installed, this will affect the power it requires/draws. If you would like BTU information under properties select Metric for the unit of measure. The Dell Data Center Planner can be found here
Regards,
dtmgk
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October 23rd, 2012 10:00
DELL-Geoff P
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October 23rd, 2012 11:00
The ESM\BMC (baseboard managment controller) used to control the fan speeds. On the newer servers, the iDRAC replaces this functionality. To answer your question, the fans are not controlled manually. Using OpenManage, you can set the high end and low end temperatures when the fans kick on but otherwise, it is controlled by the iDRAC.
Regards,
dtmgk
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October 23rd, 2012 11:00
Thank you Goeff, yes, all your answers are very helpful. As mentioned I'm a noob at all of this so I appreciate all the help I can get :D
When you talk about the Fan Speeds being controlled by the bios and iDRAC (what is iDRAC???) does this mean that there is no possible way to control the fans from inside the operating system?
Thanks again
David
DELL-Geoff P
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October 23rd, 2012 11:00
Fan speeds are controlled by the bios and the iDRAC, which took the place of the ESM from the older servers. Keeping both updated, will help control fan speeds. Each update contains algorithms that tweak the fan speeds.
Ambient Operating temperatures: 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F) with a maximum temperature gradation of 10° C per hour (includes everything inside the case that produces heat) . I checked Intel's site and there is no CPU specific temperature available for this processor other than case temperatures.
Hope this helps,
Regards,
dtmgk
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October 23rd, 2012 11:00
Thank you Geoff, I've marked your previous answer as the answer to this question, all follow ups supports your original answer.
Thanks
David
dtmgk
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October 23rd, 2012 11:00
Thank you for your quick response Geoff.
Using OpenManage, is it possible to create notification and actionable events when the core temperature of the processor exceeds a certain level? Such as, shut down server, log the reason and possibly email me of such an event? Even emailing me warning me of such a possible disaster for me to take appropriate action?
Kindly
David
DELL-Geoff P
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October 23rd, 2012 11:00
You can use OpenManage Essentials to set up your events. OpenManage is installed on your server, you can load Essentials on a monitoring server or your PC. This replaces IT Assistant, that monitored servers and sent out emails when various events occurred: loss of power, hard drive failure, fan failure, etc.
Here is the download link and information on the product:
ftp://ftp.dell.com/FOLDER00316031M/1/OpenManageEssentials_v_1_0_1A00.exe
http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/b/techcenter/archive/2012/02/28/openmanage-essentials-1-0-1-available-for-download-new-features-amp-tutorials.aspx
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