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Listing and Managing Server Hardware

Checking Blower and Fan Status

HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions, rev 5.1

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Checking Blower and Fan Status

You can remotely check the operating status of a server complex’s

blowers and fans by using software commands and utilities.

NOTE Different HP server and cabinet models have different blower and fan

conﬁgurations.

You can use the following procedures:

• Checking Fan Status [Service Processor] on page 347

This procedure (PS command, “Cabinet” option) checks fan and

blower status from the service processor Command menu.

• Checking Fan Status [HP-UX] on page 348

This procedure (parstatus -B or parstatus -V -b#) lists the status of

blowers and fans from HP-UX.

• Checking Fan Status [Partition Manager] on page 349

This procedure (Complex —> Show Complex Details menu,

Power/Cooling tab) lists fan status from Partition Manager.

Checking Fan Status [Service Processor]

This procedure (PS command, “Cabinet” option) checks fan and blower

status from the service processor Command menu.

Step 1. Login to the complex’s service processor and enter CM to access the

Command menu.

Step 2. Issue the PS command, select the “Cabinet” option, and specify the

cabinet number whose fan status you want to check.