Use this window to view information about fan status and critical/failure thresholds, and to set warning thresholds by default or by entering a value.
| NOTE: The capabilities for managing sensors vary by system.
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| NOTE: This help page may include information about features not supported by your system. Server Administrator only displays the features that are supported on your system.
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The Edit Fan Probes window displays information about the following:
- Status of each fan in your system
- RPM value at the time of the request
- Read-only information about minimum and maximum failure thresholds
- Choice of setting warning thresholds by default or by value
User Privileges
Table 1. User Privileges
Selection
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View
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Manage
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Edit Fan Probes (for a Specific Fan)
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User, Power User, Administrator
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Power User, Administrator
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Edit Fan Probe Fields
| NOTE: When assigning probe threshold values, Server Administrator sometimes rounds the minimum or maximum values you enter to the closest assignable value.
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Status
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Determines whether the event type for this probe is
Normal/OK,
Warning/Noncritical, or
Critical/Failure.
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Reading
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Displays a snapshot of the RPM measured by the probe at a given time.
| CAUTION: Unless your system has redundant fans, fan critical/failure notification (  ) requires immediate intervention.
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| NOTE: Failure thresholds are read-only values for all users.
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Minimum Failure Threshold
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Displays the lowest acceptable fan RPM that is required for system operation. Values that fall below this fan RPM result in critical/failure events.
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Maximum Failure Threshold
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Displays the highest acceptable fan RPM that is required for system operation. Values that exceed this fan RPM result in critical/failure events.
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Threshold Settings
Set to Default
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Sets the minimum and maximum fan RPM value for a warning event at the default value.
| NOTE: Systems that contain embedded systems management (ESM3) capabilities do not allow you to set warning threshold default values.
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Set to Values
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Allows power users and administrators to specify minimum and maximum values for a fan RPM that triggers a warning event.
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Minimum Warning Threshold
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Displays the lowest acceptable fan RPM that is recommended for system operation. Values that fall below this RPM level result in warning events.
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Maximum Warning Threshold
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Displays the highest acceptable fan RPM that is recommended for system operation. Values that exceed this fan RPM result in warning events.
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Set Alert Actions
For instructions on how to configure which alert actions your system is to initiate in case of a fan probe warning or critical/failure event, see
Set Alert Actions.
| NOTE: Due to the limitations of the VMware ESXi operating system, the Setting Alert Actions feature is not available with this release of Server Administrator.
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