macmann Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 I got the data back. Apparently, I wiped the entire file on the controller chip. I had to rerun the frusdr utility at a dos prompt. This rewrote the data back into the chip. I still have a problem with high speed on the fans. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment
superloopy1 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 There's an awful lot to take onboard in this thread so, before I do this, can I ask whether it will be useful for controlling my fans on my SM X8SIA-F board? I'm reading that it supports x9, 10, 11 but not x8?? Quote Link to comment
macmann Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 I'm willing to pay someone to fix my high cpu fan issue. PM me if interested Quote Link to comment
dmacias Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 I'm willing to pay someone to fix my high cpu fan issue. PM me if interestedSorry I'm not familiar with the Intel implementation of IPMI. It could be you don't have PWM fans. It may be the fans aren't even controlled by IPMI. They may be controlled by the bios. If that's the case there's another plugin for that Quote Link to comment
dmacias Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 New unraid user here and many thanks for the plugin. I am running on a ASRock rack c236. So, I pull the container from the CA. But there is nothing in the global/dashboard sensors or footer settings. Neither in the readings. When I go fan control/configure I get a "Checking IPMI fan Locations..." echo and after a while all "locations" are tagged as "none". I guess I miss something big here. Can you please advice?Do you have PWM fans? Quote Link to comment
superloopy1 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 On 8/12/2019 at 9:33 AM, superloopy1 said: There's an awful lot to take onboard in this thread so, before I do this, can I ask whether it will be useful for controlling my fans on my SM X8SIA-F board? I'm reading that it supports x9, 10, 11 but not x8?? Bump ... I really think this could solve my problems. The logs all appear to be 'working' and doing the right thing '2019-08-15 14:51:25 Starting Fan Control2019-08-15 14:51:25 Setting fans to full speed2019-08-15 14:51:35 Fan:Temp, FAN1234(16%):HDD Temp(0°C)2019-08-15 15:11:13 Fan:Temp, FAN1234(23%):HDD Temp(31°C)2019-08-15 15:16:24 Fan:Temp, FAN1234(29%):HDD Temp(32°C)2019-08-15 15:23:37 Fan:Temp, FAN1234(36%):HDD Temp(33°C)2019-08-15 15:34:56 Fan:Temp, FAN1234(43%):HDD Temp(34°C)2019-08-15 18:08:15 Stopping Fan Control2019-08-15 18:08:15 Setting fans to auto2019-08-15 18:11:12 Starting Fan Control2019-08-15 18:11:12 Setting fans to full speed2019-08-15 18:11:34 Fan:Temp, FAN1234(43%):HDD Temp(34°C) ... BUT my fan speeds do not change as per the log? The fans are consistently showing at full speed in the dashboard irrespective of what the log entry shows, is this working or not, as i suspect? My board is a SM X8SIA-F and everything else 'appears' to work, the temp settings are working, it's just that the board appears to have full control over the fans and not the plugin? What am i doing wrong here? Quote Link to comment
wgstarks Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Did you actually configure the fans in settings? Quote Link to comment
superloopy1 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, wgstarks said: Did you actually configure the fans in settings? I don't have any fans showing in settings, that's the problem, see below. All i have, even with advanced view switched on is an entry for hard drives. Everything else, sensor wise seems to be populated and i'm monitoring my ipmi ip address ok so i'm guessing that this plugin for some reason just doesn't support X8 motherboards which is a shame. If someone can actually confirm that fact cos i don't really know whether that's the case or not, then i'll move on to some sort of off board fan controller which i didnt really want to have to do considering this is a server grade board. Edited August 15, 2019 by superloopy1 Quote Link to comment
dmacias Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 I don't have any fans showing in settings, that's the problem, see below. All i have, even with advanced view switched on is an entry for hard drives. Everything else, sensor wise seems to be populated and i'm monitoring my ipmi ip address ok so i'm guessing that this plugin for some reason just doesn't support X8 motherboards which is a shame. If someone can actually confirm that fact cos i don't really know whether that's the case or not, then i'll move on to some sort of off board fan controller which i didnt really want to have to do considering this is a server grade board. The X8 is not supported. The fans aren't controllable with IPMI commands. They may be able to be controlled through the Autofan plugin using the Windbond chip. Quote Link to comment
superloopy1 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 27 minutes ago, dmacias said: 2 hours ago, superloopy1 said: I don't have any fans showing in settings, that's the problem, see below. All i have, even with advanced view switched on is an entry for hard drives. Everything else, sensor wise seems to be populated and i'm monitoring my ipmi ip address ok so i'm guessing that this plugin for some reason just doesn't support X8 motherboards which is a shame. If someone can actually confirm that fact cos i don't really know whether that's the case or not, then i'll move on to some sort of off board fan controller which i didnt really want to have to do considering this is a server grade board. The X8 is not supported. The fans aren't controllable with IPMI commands. They may be able to be controlled through the Autofan plugin using the Windbond chip. Ok, that's what i needed to know, i'll get a fan controller for the case. Quote Link to comment
itfcjim Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Hi, I've got a server running a Supermicro X8DTE-F with the IPMI plugin. Has anyone got fan control to work on this board? At the moment the system overheats when doing a couple of transcoding jobs (accompanied by a loud beep on the internal speaker), however the PWM fans stay spinning at low speed If anyone has any step by step directions to get it working they'd be much appreciated, thanks! Quote Link to comment
wgstarks Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, itfcjim said: Hi, I've got a server running a Supermicro X8DTE-F with the IPMI plugin. Has anyone got fan control to work on this board? At the moment the system overheats when doing a couple of transcoding jobs (accompanied by a loud beep on the internal speaker), however the PWM fans stay spinning at low speed If anyone has any step by step directions to get it working they'd be much appreciated, thanks! On 8/15/2019 at 5:06 PM, dmacias said: The X8 is not supported. The fans aren't controllable with IPMI commands. They may be able to be controlled through the Autofan plugin using the Windbond chip. Edited August 27, 2019 by wgstarks Quote Link to comment
superloopy1 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 My board IS currently cooling just well with dynamux autofan despite support supposedly not being there. Fans drop off to around 150rpm at idle. That's acceptable to me. I still have a Phantek fan controller on order however. Quote Link to comment
itfcjim Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 7 hours ago, wgstarks said: Ahh well I feel quite stupid now - apologies! I'll give the Autofan plugin a try. I just installed it and hit DETECT and nothing happened, so will head over to the support thread there. Please follow me over if you're able to help! 🙂 Quote Link to comment
majorpaynedof Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 IPMI not spinning up 2nd CPU Fans. Always says 0 RPM Quote Link to comment
jang430 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Hi. Using a new Supermicro X10srm-TF board. My board came with Dynatron blower fan. The whole house sounded like an airplane about to take off (outside the airplane :D) . I can set my fan control via BMC. Options are Standard, Optimal, Heavy I/O and another. I can't recall, but one of them is more silent than the others. It's because the fan revs up and down. When it's down, it's silent, when up, it's a jet engine. I have had this issue before with X9SCM-F server board as well. In the end, I replaced the fan on my X9SCM-F and that solved it. Currently, I cannot replace my proc fan. I have to rely on some other work around. Any tips on how to use this plugin? Unfortunately, the thread is already up to page 45. Hope someone can help narrow the scope of what to do. Quote Link to comment
dmacias Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 Hi. Using a new Supermicro X10srm-TF board. My board came with Dynatron blower fan. The whole house sounded like an airplane about to take off (outside the airplane ) . I can set my fan control via BMC. Options are Standard, Optimal, Heavy I/O and another. I can't recall, but one of them is more silent than the others. It's because the fan revs up and down. When it's down, it's silent, when up, it's a jet engine. I have had this issue before with X9SCM-F server board as well. In the end, I replaced the fan on my X9SCM-F and that solved it. Currently, I cannot replace my proc fan. I have to rely on some other work around. Any tips on how to use this plugin? Unfortunately, the thread is already up to page 45. Hope someone can help narrow the scope of what to do. Try setting the thresholds for the fans. I set FANA to 200 like this. Quote Link to comment
jang430 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) ***SOLVED*** I changed FAN1234 (5200 RPM): Temperature sensor: From Auto to CPU Temp. That made the trick! @dmacias, I'm actually setting FAN 5, for my processor. I found the part. currently, it's the following: ## Possible values: Yes/No Enable_Deassertion_Event_Lower_Critical_Going_Low Yes ## Possible values: Yes/No Enable_Deassertion_Event_Lower_Non_Recoverable_Going_Low Yes ## Possible values: Yes/No Enable_Deassertion_Event_Upper_Critical_Going_High Yes ## Possible values: Yes/No Enable_Deassertion_Event_Upper_Non_Recoverable_Going_High Yes ## Give valid input for sensor type = Fan; units = RPM Lower_Non_Critical_Threshold 700.000000 ## Give valid input for sensor type = Fan; units = RPM Lower_Critical_Threshold 500.000000 ## Give valid input for sensor type = Fan; units = RPM Lower_Non_Recoverable_Threshold 300.000000 ## Give valid input for sensor type = Fan; units = RPM Upper_Non_Critical_Threshold 25300.000000 ## Give valid input for sensor type = Fan; units = RPM Upper_Critical_Threshold 25400.000000 ## Give valid input for sensor type = Fan; units = RPM Upper_Non_Recoverable_Threshold 25500.000000 Seems at 700, it should probably be ok. The following are my Dynatron R13's settings: At Duty Cycle 20%: 1000 RPM At Duty Cycle 50%: 3500 RPM At Duty Cycle 100%: 7000 RPM I slide the "LOAD CONFIG @ UNRAID START." I rebooted Unraid, my NAS' fan remains at 7,900. Ready for takeoff! Edited October 14, 2019 by jang430 additional information Quote Link to comment
DontWorryScro Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 I have a Supermicro x9scm-f motherboard and I'm trying to figure out how to get Fan 2 to react to CPU temp. In the IPMI tool I've been able to connect to the ip and have all the sensors read but I'm only getting the Temp sensor option in Fan Control for Auto, System Temp, Peripheral Temp and HDD Temperature. How do I go about getting Fan 2 which is my CPU fan to ramp up based on CPU temp? Quote Link to comment
kazul Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 I'm having a little problem with the IMPI and My Supermicro Chassis. I'm trying to get some readings from my power supplies, but they're both showing up as: Status - Normal - Reading N/A. I'm curious if there's a way to allow IPMI to detect these? Quote Link to comment
ChappyEight Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Interestingly, I've just tried this plugin because I'm having trouble with my X10 board fans surging. When I change FAN1234 to "CPU Temp", the fans spool down when I hit Apply. However, within a few seconds they spool back up. I've got the IPMI board settings at "Full Speed" hoping for this plugin to throttle them down. Should I choose a different setting? Quote Link to comment
dmacias Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 Interestingly, I've just tried this plugin because I'm having trouble with my X10 board fans surging. When I change FAN1234 to "CPU Temp", the fans spool down when I hit Apply. However, within a few seconds they spool back up. I've got the IPMI board settings at "Full Speed" hoping for this plugin to throttle them down. Should I choose a different setting?For Supermicro boards you need to set the thresholds lower for the fans. Look a few posts back and I explain how. Also edited the first post with instructions Quote Link to comment
ChappyEight Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 I was able to change the fan thresholds (went down to 100rpm because my Arctic fans can spin pretty low). But, it doesn't seem to have an affect. They're going full blast right now. Do I need to restart the BMC or something? Quote Link to comment
dmacias Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 I was able to change the fan thresholds (went down to 100rpm because my Arctic fans can spin pretty low). But, it doesn't seem to have an affect. They're going full blast right now. Do I need to restart the BMC or something? 100 might be too low. Also if they hit 0 that will trigger full speed also. You also need to adjust the fan speed minimum % in the fan control settings to keep the fans above the thresholds you set. If you look at the first post I explained it a little more. Quote Link to comment
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