Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator

Edit Fan Probes For A Specific Fan

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.
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.

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 View Manage
Edit Fan Probes (for a Specific Fan) User, Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
NOTE: For more details on user privilege levels, see Privilege Levels In The Server Administrator GUI.

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.
Status Determines whether the event type for this probe is Normal/OK, Warning/Noncritical, or Critical/Failure.
Reading 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 (Critical) requires immediate intervention.
NOTE: Failure thresholds are read-only values for all users.
Minimum Failure Threshold Displays the lowest acceptable fan RPM that is required for system operation. Values that fall below this fan RPM result in critical/failure events.
Maximum Failure Threshold Displays the highest acceptable fan RPM that is required for system operation. Values that exceed this fan RPM result in critical/failure events.

Threshold Settings

Set to Default 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.
Set to Values Allows power users and administrators to specify minimum and maximum values for a fan RPM that triggers a warning event.
Minimum Warning Threshold Displays the lowest acceptable fan RPM that is recommended for system operation. Values that fall below this RPM level result in warning events.
Maximum Warning Threshold Displays the highest acceptable fan RPM that is recommended for system operation. Values that exceed this fan RPM result in warning events.

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.