Re: [cobalt-users] how to detect fan failure?

["Jamie Martino" <webmaster1@xxxxxxx>]

> > We have raq3 & raq4's.
> > How do you detect the fans are not working other
> > that walking by and seeing the fans not turning?
>
> We had this problem several times, we ended up writing a script
> that check the temperature in the postgres database, and send us an email
> if the temperature stay high for a while ...

All I did basically was add the cpuUsage.cgi to my crontab and have it email
me the results every hour..  It's one of the cobalt files from the GUI..
The screen under "System Status --> CPU"..  That entire screen gets emailed
to us..  Makes it convenient..

-Jamie-
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