<%NUMBERING1%>.<%NUMBERING2%>.<%NUMBERING3%> PRTG Manual: Redfish Temperature Sensor

The Redfish Temperature sensor monitors the temperature probes of a Redfish Scalable Platforms Management API (Redfish)-capable server.

Redfish Temperature Sensor

Redfish Temperature Sensor

i_square_cyanFor a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.

Sensor in Other Languages

  • Dutch: Redfish Temperature
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  • Simplified Chinese: Redfish Temperature
  • Spanish: Redfish Temperature

Remarks

Consider the following remarks and requirements for this sensor:

Remark

Description

Credentials

This sensor requires credentials for Redfish in settings that are higher in the object hierarchy.

Meta-scan

This sensor uses the meta-scan feature. After sensor creation, some settings might appear for reference purposes only.

IPv6

This sensor supports IPv6.

Performance impact

This sensor has a low performance impact.

Lookups

This sensor uses lookups to determine the status values of one or more channels.

Limits

This sensor has predefined limits for one or several metrics.

Redfish support

Supporters of the Redfish standard include Dell, Eaton, Emerson, Fujitsu, HPE, Intel, Lenovo, NetApp, Supermicro, and VMware.

Basic Sensor Settings

Basic Sensor Settings

Basic Sensor Settings

The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:

  • hardware
  • redfish
  • temperature
  • thermal

i_square_cyanFor more information about basic sensor settings, see section Sensor Settings.

Specific Sensor Settings

During sensor creation, PRTG performs a meta-scan of the target device. The meta-scan groups the available temperature probes by physical context and displays them in a table. Select the checkbox next to the groups that you want to monitor. PRTG creates one sensor per physical context group that you select. Each sensor monitors all temperature probes in that group.

i_round_blueYou cannot change the physical context group that this sensor monitors after sensor creation. If you want to monitor a different group, create the sensor again.

i_round_blueSome of the columns from the meta-scan table are for information only and might not appear after sensor creation.

Add Sensor Meta-Scan Selection

Add Sensor Meta-Scan Selection

Setting

Description

Chassis

The chassis that this sensor monitors.

Physical Context

Shows the physical context of the temperature probes that this sensor monitors. For example, CPU or Exhaust.

Temperature Probes

Shows the names of the individual temperature probes that you can monitor.

Sensor Display

Sensor Display

Sensor Display

Setting

Description

Primary Channel

Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, PRTG displays the last value of the primary channel below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor.

i_round_blueYou can set a different primary channel later by clicking b_channel_primary below a channel gauge on the sensor's Overview tab.

Graph Type

Define how this sensor shows different channels:

  • Show channels independently (default): Show a graph for each channel.
  • Stack channels on top of each other: Stack channels on top of each other to create a multi-channel graph. This generates a graph that visualizes the different components of your total traffic.
    i_round_redYou cannot use this option in combination with manual Vertical Axis Scaling (available in the channel settings).

Stack Unit

This setting is only visible if you select Stack channels on top of each other above.

Select a unit from the list. PRTG stacks all channels with this unit on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so.

Debug Options

Debug Options

Debug Options

Setting

Description

Result Handling

Define what PRTG does with the sensor result:

  • Discard result (default): Do not store the sensor result.
  • Store result: Store the sensor result and the last response in the \Logs\sensors subfolder of the PRTG data directory on the probe system. The file name is Result of Sensor [ID].log. This setting is for debugging purposes. PRTG overwrites this file with each scanning interval.

i_podThis option is not available when the sensor runs on the hosted probe of a PRTG Hosted Monitor instance.

i_round_blueIn a cluster, PRTG stores the result in the PRTG data directory of the master node.

Inherited Settings

By default, all of these settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click b_inherited_enabled under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.

i_square_cyanFor more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.

Channel List

i_round_blueWhich channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.

Channel

Description

Downtime

In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status.

Overall Status

The health status of all temperature probes

i_round_blueThis channel shows the worst state reported across all temperature probes.

  • Up status: OK
  • Warning status: Warning
  • Down status: Critical
  • Unknown status: Offline / Absent

i_round_blueThis channel is the primary channel by default.

[Probe name]

This channel is only available if the device reports the relevant data.

The temperature reading of the probe in degrees Celsius

i_round_blueThe sensor creates channel limits based on the configuration of the device during sensor creation:

  • Upper warning limit: The Redfish UpperThresholdNonCritical value.
  • Upper error limit: The Redfish UpperThresholdCritical value.

i_round_blueThe channel limits do not update automatically if the device configuration changes. You can update them at any time after sensor creation.

[Probe name] Status

The health status of the temperature probe

  • Up status: OK
  • Warning status: Warning
  • Down status: Critical
  • Unknown status: Offline / Absent

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