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тАО09-07-2006 01:48 AM
тАО09-07-2006 01:48 AM
Beacause of this, there is no need for all 8 fans per server to be working on full power.
Is there a way (utility) to make the vans temperature controlled? so under normal conditions the vans turn a lot slower and thus produce less noise. right now they produce a lot op sound. this is totaly not neccesary.
Hope someone can help
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тАО09-07-2006 08:45 AM - last edited on тАО01-10-2021 03:40 PM by Ramya_Heera
тАО09-07-2006 08:45 AM - last edited on тАО01-10-2021 03:40 PM by Ramya_Heera
Re: DL380 variable fan speed
Have you tried loading the latest BIOS on the server?
LN
1. https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_2b402b8cbf264e3d998d1f0d23
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тАО09-07-2006 06:12 PM
тАО09-07-2006 06:12 PM
Re: DL380 variable fan speed
I found out yesterday, that the fans ARE running on low speed :-S
In each server there are 8 fans. I read somewhere that the minimum amout of fans is 4, so i thought... what would happen when i pull out 4 fans.
So i opened the server and pulled out 4 fans. at first it looked ok, less noise and still more then enough airflow. But i noticed a red light come up in front of the server, and whitin a minute, the remaining 4 fans turned to high speed....!
Wow... i didn't know they can blow so hard... it was like a huricane in there!!
So the problemm is not that the fans not get turned down...beacasue they do...
But now the problemm is, that at the lowest speed, the fans still produce a lot of sound.
And i still don't see any reason why this should be this way.
first of all i think the fans themselves are pretty noisy. Why can they not put in fans that produce less sound? Normal computer fans produce far less sound.
second, i think the fans can be turned down even more. in the current state, the most slow rpm state of the fans, there is still A LOT of air moved thru the server. This is totaly un-necassary in a climate controled room. Why not implement real step-less variable fan-speeds depending on the temperature??
So...still the question remains...
Does anybody know how to get these servers a bit more silent???
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тАО09-07-2006 08:18 PM
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Re: DL380 variable fan speed
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тАО09-07-2006 08:19 PM
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Re: DL380 variable fan speed
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тАО09-07-2006 08:23 PM
тАО09-07-2006 08:23 PM
Re: DL380 variable fan speed
With the Health Driver loaded and Thermal Shutdown enabled in RBSU, the Health Driver performs an orderly shutdown if it detects a cautionary temperature level. If the server detects a critical temperature level before the orderly shutdown occurs, the server performs an immediate shutdown.
Additionally, the Health Driver performs an orderly shutdown if the following minimum requirements are not met: one working fan in the I/O zone, five working fans in the processor zone, and one working fan in the power supply zone.
With the Health Driver loaded and Thermal Shutdown disabled in RBSU, the server performs an immediate shutdown if it detects a critical temperature level.
Without Health Driver loaded, the server performs an immediate shutdown if it detects a critical temperature level.
So.. I am coming at disabling the Thermal Shutdown & unload the Health Driver.. at your risk!!!
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тАО09-07-2006 08:33 PM
тАО09-07-2006 08:33 PM
Re: DL380 variable fan speed
It performed a normal shutdown.
Disabling the Termal Shutdown and unloading the Health Driver is not something i would like to do.
If i do this...there is no control over the server temperature... so i guess the fans wil not speed up if the temperature rises.
maybe i think to simple, but :
The fans can be software controlled i guess.
so why is it not possible to write a simple little program that controls the fan speed according to the server temperature?
Programs that can do this for desktop pc's (like speedfan) don't recognise the fan control on the server.
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тАО09-07-2006 08:38 PM
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тАО09-07-2006 08:42 PM
тАО09-07-2006 08:42 PM
Re: DL380 variable fan speed
But then i have a next question....
Can the health driver step down the fans below the "LOW" point of the system PAL?
And how do i check if the health driver is loaded?
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тАО09-07-2006 08:51 PM
тАО09-07-2006 08:51 PM
Re: DL380 variable fan speed
That was good question....
You can not change the fan settings with the Health Driver. It is automatic...
You may check the SMH .. if you find the temparature and fan speeds there.. you can be sure that the health driver is loaded.
I am not sure abt the device manager / services.. :(
In case of Servers its better to let the health driver / hardware controle the temparature and fan speeds because they are "Servers" which run 24*7 - 365 days in a Server Room! Noise is not a major concern but reliability and performance is..unlike Desktops!