Fan Status (IBM) service

The Fan Status (IBM) service monitors the status of the specified fan sensor on IBM servers.

Special Note

This service operates in conjunction with the vendor-supplied hardware agent and requires SNMP to be configured so that it is accessible from both the N-able N-central Agent and the N-able N-central Probe.

The following are the requirements in order to associate this service with a device:

  • The device must undergo discovery using a Probe-based asset scan.
  • You need to enable SNMP enabled on the device on the Properties tab of the device.
  • Once you enable SNMP for the device, you need to configure a community string. The default community string is public.
Service TypeSNMP
Instances on a Device10
Supported Systems/ApplicationsAny UMSLMSENSOR-MIB Compliant Device.
Device ClassServer - Windows, Server - Generic
Monitored ByWindows agent, Windows probe
Scan Interval5 minutes
Fan Sensor NameThe name of the monitored fan sensor. You can obtain the name by querying the device with the .1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.159.1.1.80.5.1.1 SNMP OID. The default setting is Fan Sensor 1.

OID/Calculation

Metric NameOID/CalculationDescription
Fan Sensor Status.1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.159.1.1.80.5.1.20The status of the fan sensor.
Fan Speed (RPM).1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.159.1.1.80.5.1.2The speed of the fan.