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OpenBSD 3.9 Adds Sensor Framework

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-even-my-computers-are-calling-me dept.

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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  1. sensors and slashdotting by cabinetsoft · · Score: 4, Funny
    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"
  2. Re:About time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful
    "Now Linux had this functionality how many years ago?"


    If by "functionality" you mean hodge-podge of barely compatible tools written by some high scool kid in his mum's basement and that fail to actually define a sensible engineered framework, then yes I suppose so. Jesus Tap Dancing Christ, Linux sucks ass.

  3. Re:File cabinets and fires by eraserewind · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ah, the good old days!

  4. Re:What about ACPI? by ThePhilips · · Score: 4, Informative

    IIRC Intel's ACPI code was included in Kernel long time ago. It's just ACPI has nothing to do with sensors. (http://acpi.sourceforge.net/)

    Sensors it's LM78 project. But. Not on single Linux instalation I've had luck with sensor installation. )-: Most of the time lm78 reported me nothing - given it found any sensors at all...

    P.S. Overall, due to separate development of kernel and libc, Linux development rarely results in any kind of API or framework. (Well, except the even rarer case when both developers - libc & kernel ones - happen to be employed by Red Hat.)

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  5. Re:Welcome to.... by Triumph+The+Insult+C · · Score: 5, Informative

    this sensor framework is integrated into the base install. it is managed and developed by the openbsd developers, not a third party group where changes still have to get imported

    the framework supports a lot of sensors. along with sensorsd(9), it is a large improvement over what has been available for other OSes

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