Temperature Monitoring
General Information
Monitoring temperatures in Linux servers.
Checklist
- Distro(s): Enterprise Linux 6/7
- Other: Server that has sensors
Install and Detect
Install lm_sensors
yum install lm_sensors
Detect what sensors your server has
sensors-detect
- Enter 'YES' to all prompts to find all sensors.
Reboot or load required modules from /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors
Monitor
Check current temperature and limits
sensors
Check temp in Fahrenheit
sensors -F