Monitoring Server Inlet and Exhaust Temperature

In Oracle ILOM, you can view the server inlet and exhaust temperatures. In addition, if one or more of the PCIe cards in the server requires a cooler operating environment, you can enable the Enhanced PCIe Cooling Policy. The policy lowers the chassis outlet temperature sensor thresholds, which are used by the chassis fans to keep the PCIe cards operating within their required temperature range. For instructions, see the following procedures:

View Server Inlet and Exhaust Temperature (Oracle ILOM)

To view the temperatures in the Oracle ILOM web interface:
1. Log in to the Oracle ILOM web interface.
2. In the navigation pane, click System Information → Cooling.
3. On the Cooling page, review the Inlet Temperature and Exhaust Temperature fields.
To view the temperatures in the Oracle ILOM command-line interface (CLI):
1. Log in to the Oracle ILOM CLI.
2. Type: show /System/Cooling.
3. Review the inlet_temp and outlet_temp properties.

Set Enhanced PCIe Cooling Policy (Oracle ILOM)

Ensure that you have Admin (a) role privileges in Oracle ILOM.
To set the Enhanced PCIe Cooling Policy in the Oracle ILOM web interface:
1. Log in to the Oracle ILOM web interface.
2. In the navigation pane, click System Management → Policy.
3. On the Policy Configuration page, in the Service Processor Policies table, select Set Enhanced PCIe Cooling Mode Policy.
4. Select Enable or Disable in the Actions drop-down list.
  
  The policy takes effect at the next server reset.
To set the Enhanced PCIe Cooling Policy in the Oracle ILOM command-line interface:
1. Log in to the Oracle ILOM CLI.
2. Type the set /SP/policy ENHANCED_PCIE_COOLING_MODE=enabled|disabled command.
  
  The policy takes effect at the next server reset.
For details, refer to Power On and Cooling Down Policies Configurable from SP, Oracle ILOM Administrator's Guide for Configuration and Maintenance, Firmware Release 5.0 at Systems Management Documentation.