eG Monitoring
 

Measures reported by LVXCTempStatTest

Lenovo XClarity controller is embedded in most Lenovo ThinkSystem servers. The XClarity controller consolidates the service processor functionality, super I/O, video controller, and remote presence capabilities into a single chip on server system board. The XClarity controller during its operations can generate a lot of heat which can raise the temperature of components and can harm the electronics. It is important that the temperature of the controller is monitored on periodic basis to ensure that controller and electronics work optimally.

This test auto- discovers the temperature sensors on the controller, and reports the current temperature and health status of temperature sensor in each channel of the controller processor. Using these metrics, administrators can easily identify if there is any abnormality detected in any of the channels before it can affect the functioning of the controller.

Outputs of the test: One set of results for each channel in the XClarity Controller.

Descriptor: Channel

The measures made by this test are as follows:

Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation
reading Indicates the current temperature of the channel in controller. String

If the temperature is not in target operating range, it could be because of high load on the server which needs to be investigated and handled.
health Indicates the current status of temperature sensor in the current channel.  

If the health status of the sensor is abnormal, it means we lose the ability to monitor the temperature and lose the ability to take corrective action if temperature is high. You should immediately replace the sensor if it is malfunctioning.

The values reported by this measure and its numeric equivalents are mentioned in the table below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Abnormal 0
Normal 1

Note:

By default, this measure reports the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate the current status of this fan. The graph of this measure, however, represents the status of the fan using the numeric equivalents only.