OpenBSD 3.9 Adds Sensor Framework

wbglinks writes to tell us ZDNet is reporting that the newest version of OpenBSD will include a sensor framework to help system administrators keep tabs on the environmental conditions of their servers. From the article: "At present, there are a number of commercial products that allow the environmental conditions of servers to be monitored, but different brands of server require different products. For example, Dell PowerEdge servers use the Embedded Server Management tool, while Sun Fire Servers use Sun's Remote System Control. This can make server management tricky when running a heterogeneous architecture. OpenBSD 3.9, which is scheduled for release on 1 May, includes support for the sensors and the sensor management tools used on a number of architectures."

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sensors and slashdotting

[cabinetsoft]

De Raadt has already been using the sensor framework to monitor the machines running in the project's server room. "I now get a call on my cell phone whenever something is wrong in the machine room," he said.

and I bet the temperature warning reads something along the lines of "Link to your site posted on slashdot.org"

Re:File cabinets and fires

[merdaccia]

Remember when you could go back to work on Monday and find a disaster that would take you three weeks of painstaking work to fix because you had no way of knowing a fan died?

Re:File cabinets and fires

[eraserewind]

Ah, the good old days!