How to identify sensor belongs to one of the above mentioned category
BIOS related sensor :Run
'esxcli hardware ipmi sdr list' command on the host. BIOS related sensor will have Entity-Instance column value "34.1"
Presence sensor : Run
'esxcli hardware ipmi sdr list' command and check below information for all sensors
- Base Unit should be either 'enabled-discrete' or 'available-discrete'
- Or Sensor Type should be 'Entity Presence'
Note : This data available only in 6.7 not in 6.5 U2, from 6.7 U1 it is filtered.
Disabled or No reading : Run
/bin/cim-diagnostic.sh script.
In OMC_RawIpmiSensor class instances, check below fields for each entry:
ReadingStateUnavailable = true -> No reading sensors
Scanning disabled = true -> Disabled sensors
Event-only sensor : Use
ipmitool and run below command:
'ipmitool sdr elist all' Check last column for
'Event-Only'entry.
Watchdog Sensor:
Running
esxcli hardware ipmi sdr list command shows output watchdog sensors category as "Watchdog"
eg:
Sensor Health SEL entries Current reading ID Last updated Category Type/Unit
Other---0.35.0.212 Unknown 0 0 0.35.0.212 Unknown Watchdog Unknown