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NetCrunch v15

IPMI Monitoring

Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is a set of computer interface specifications for an autonomous computer subsystem that provides management and monitoring capabilities independently of the host system's CPU, firmware (BIOS or UEFI) and operating system.

IPMI supports two types of authentications: one-key and two-key authentication. One-key authentication requires the user password. The encryption key consists of only 0's (default). Two-key authentication requires both the user password and non zero encryption key. NetCrunch sensors support both types of authentication. The encryption key can be set in the credential profile window.

basic-ipmi

Basic IPMI Sensor

IPMI v2.0/RMCP+

This sensor can monitor various hardware parameters such as system temperature, fan speed, power supply voltages, etc. The availability of these parameters depends on the hardware monitored and the IPMI configuration of the monitored device.

Common parameters:

  • voltage
  • fan rpm
  • temperature

Available parameters for the particular device will be displayed when selecting the counters when setting up the threshold. Some counter descriptions may include thresholds values.

Credentials:

Enter your username and password for the IPMI.

Counters:
  • Value [units] or % Value
Default Report

contains the following metrics:

  • Basic IPMI.Fan\Value [RPM]
  • Basic IPMI.Fan\% Value
  • Basic IPMI.Temperature\Value [degrees C]
  • Basic IPMI.Voltage\Value [Volts]
Default Alerts:
  • Request Timeout
  • Authentication Error

generic-ipmi

Generic IPMI Sensor

IPMI v2.0/RMCP+

This IPMI sensor can monitor all possible parameters received from the monitored device. A filter allows specifying the exact parameters to be monitored. Parameters can be filtered based on their type, entity (i.e., location), and name.

Common numeric parameters:

  • voltage
  • current
  • fan rpm
  • temperature
  • altitude

The sensor also reads non-numeric parameters containing status messages.

Credentials

Enter your username and password for the IPMI.

Alerts
  • Request Timeout Error
  • Authentication Error
  • Event on status Object Change
  • Event for Monitoring Sensor Counter

ibm-imm-ipmi

IBM IMM IPMI

This IPMI sensor is configured to monitor all essential metrics from an IBM IMM device.

Monitored parameters:

  • Temperature
  • Power Supply
  • Power Unit
  • Fan
  • Current
  • Voltage
Default Report

contains the following metrics:

  • IMM IPMI.Fan\Value [RPM]
  • IMM IPMI.Temperature\Value [degrees C]
  • IMM IPMI.Voltage\Value [Volts]
Alerts:
  • Request Timeout Error
  • Authentication Error
  • Fan status has changed
  • Temperature status has changed
  • Power Supply status has changed
  • Power Unit status has changed

hp-ilo-ipmi

HP iLO IPMI

This IPMI sensor is configured to monitor all essential metrics from an HP iLO device.

Monitored parameters:

  • Temperature
  • Power Supply
  • Power Unit
  • Fan
  • Current

Default Report

contains the following metrics:

  • iLO IPMI.Fan\% Value
  • iLO IPMI.Temperature\Value [degrees C]
  • iLO IPMI.Current\Value [Watts]

Alerts:

  • Request Timeout Error
  • Authentication Error
  • Fan status has changed
  • Temperature status has changed
  • Power Supply status has changed
  • Power Unit status has changed

dell-idrac-ipmi

Dell iDRAC IPMI

The sensor is configured to monitor all essential metrics from a Dell iDRAC device.

Monitored parameters:

  • Fan
  • Temperature
  • Voltage
  • Memory
  • Physical Security
  • Drive Slot
  • Critical Interrupt
  • Power Supply
Default Report

contains the following metrics:

  • iDRAC IPMI.Fan\Value [RPM]
  • iDRAC IPMI.Temperature\Value [degrees C]
  • iDRAC IPMI.Voltage\Value [Volts]
Alerts:
  • Request Timeout Error
  • Authentication Error
  • Fan status has changed
  • Temperature status has changed
  • Power Supply status has changed
  • Voltage status has changed

ipmi-log

IPMI Log Sensor

The IPMI Log sensor can retrieve logs from the System Event Log (SEL), a non-volatile repository for system events, and certain system configuration information. Alerts can be set on new log entries that match user-defined expressions. Logs can be filtered based on their IPMI sensor type, event message, and event transition direction(event_dir).

Example:

A log entry with the following fields:

  • IPMI sensor type: "processor",
  • message: "processor presence",
  • transition direction: "Assertion Event"

This indicates that the event was generated because a processor has become present (inserted). The same log entry but with the transition direction field set to "Deassertion Event" would indicate that the event was generated because the processor had become not present (removed).

Credentials

Enter your username and password specified for the Intelligent Platform Management Interface.

Alerts:

  • Request Timeout Error
  • Authentication Error
  • Alert on text log entry

Performance Metrics

  • Sensor.Check Time

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