smfc

Super Micro fan control for Linux (home) servers.

TL;DR

This is a systemd service running on Linux and is able to control fans in CPU and HD zones with the help of IPMI on Super Micro X10-X13 (and some X9) motherboards.

You can also run smfc in docker, see more details in Docker.md.

1. Prerequisites

a Super Micro motherboard with a BMC chip (i.e. ASPEED AST2400/2500/2600)
Python 3.8+
Linux OS with:
- systemd package
- coretemp kernel module for Intel(R) CPUs
- k10temp kernel module for AMD(R) CPUs
- drivetemp kernel module (kernel version 5.6+ required) modules for SATA hard disks
bash
ipmitool
optional: smartmontools for the standby guard feature
optional: hddtemp for the SAS/SCSI disks

2. Installation and configuration

Set up the IPMI threshold values for your fans (see script ipmi/set_ipmi_threshold.sh).
Optional: enable advanced power management features for your CPU and SATA hard disks for lower power consumption, heat generation and fan noise.
Load kernel modules (coretemp/k10temp and drivetemp).
Install the service with running the script install.sh.
Edit the configuration file /opt/smfc/smfc.conf and command line options in /etc/default/smfc.
Start the systemd service
Check results in system log
Leave a feedback in issue #19

Details

1. How does it work?

This service was planned for Super Micro motherboards installed in computer chassis with two independent cooling systems employing separate fans. In IPMI terms these are called:

CPU zone with fans: FAN1, FAN2, ...
HD or peripheral zone with fans: FANA, FANB, ...

Please note: the fan assignment to zones is predefined in IPMI, and it cannot be changed! On the other hand smfc implements a feature, called Swapped zones, in order to make the use of the fans more suitable.

In this service a fan control logic is implemented for both zones which can:

read the zone's temperature from Linux kernel
calculate a new fan level based on the user-defined control function and the current temperature value of the zone
set up the new fan level through IPMI in the zone

The fan control logic can be enabled and disabled independently per zone. In the zone all fans will have the same rotational speed. The user can configure different temperature calculation method (e.g. minimum, average, maximum temperatures) in case of multiple heat sources in a zone.

Please note that smfc will set all fans back to 100% speed at service termination in order to avoid overheating!

2. User-defined control function

The user-defined parameters (see configuration file below for more details) create a function where a temperature interval is being mapped to a fan level interval.

The following five parameters will define the function in both zones:

 min_temp=
 max_temp=
 min_level=
 max_level=
 steps=

With the help of this function smfc can map any new temperature measurement value to a fan level. Changing the fan rotational speed is a very slow process (i.e. it could take seconds depending on fan type and the requested amount of change), so we try to minimize these kinds of actions. Instead of setting fan rotational speed continuously we define discrete fan levels based on steps= parameter.

In order to avoid/minimize the unnecessary change of fan levels the service employs the following steps:

When the service adjusts the fan rotational speed then it always applies a delay time defined in configuration parameter [IPMI] fan_level_delay= in order to let the fan implement the physical change.
There is a sensitivity threshold parameter (sensitivity=) for the fan control logic. If the temperature change is below this value then the service will not react at all.
The configuration parameter polling= defines the frequency of reading zone's temperature. The bigger polling time in a zone the lower frequency of fan speed change.

3. Swapped zones

This feature is useful if you need more fans for the HD zone since Super Micro motherboards have more fan connectors in the CPU zone, typically. Enabling this feature will connect fans FAN1, FAN2, ... to the HD zone and fans FANA, FANB, ... to the CPU zone. The feature can be enabled with [IPMI] swapped_zones=True configuration parameter, in default it is disabled.

Please note: when you enable this feature your task is only to swap fan connectors between zones on your motherboard, the rest of the configuration file will not be impacted (i.e. the zone sections will remain the same).

4. Standby guard

For HD zone an additional optional feature was implemented, called Standby guard, with the following assumptions:

SATA hard disks are organized into a RAID array
the RAID array will go to standby mode recurrently

This feature is monitoring the power state of SATA hard disks (with the help of the smartctl) and will put the whole array to standby mode if a few members are already stepped into that. With this feature we can avoid a situation where the array is partially in standby mode while other members are still active.

5. Hard disk compatibility

The smfc service was originally designed for SATA hard drives, but from 3.0 version it is also compatible with NVME and SAS/SCSI disks. The following table summarizes how the temperature is read for different disk types:

Disk type	Temperature source	Kernel module	Command
`SATA`	Linux kernel (HWMON)	`drivetemp`	-
`NVME`	Linux kernel (HWMON)	-	-
`SAS/SCSI`	`hddtemp`	-	`hddtemp`

Some additional notes:

For NVME SSDs no kernel driver will be loaded the kernel itself can handle this disk type
For SATA disks the drivetemp kernel module should be loaded (this is the fastest way to read disk temperature and the kernel module can report the temperature during sleep mode!)
For SAS/SCSI disks the hddtemp command will be used to read disk temperature (NO daemon mode is required for hddtemp!)
Different disks types can be mixed in hd_names= configuration parameter but the power management (standy mode) and Standby guard feature will not be supported in this case.
Although smfc can handle NVME SSDs, it is NOT RECOMMENDED to mix NVME SSD and SATA/SCSI disks in hd_names= parameters, because they are operating in quite different temperature intervals (e.g. 30-40C vs 40-80C).
The service can identify the disk types automatically based on the tags (ata-/-SATA, nvme- and scsi-)

6. Super Micro compatibility

Originally this software was designed to work with Super Micro X10 and X11 motherboards with a BMC chip (i.e. ASPEED AST2400/2500) and IPMI functionality.

In case of X9 motherboards the compatibility is not guaranteed, it depends on the hardware components of the motherboard (i.e. not all X9 motherboards employ BMC chip).

The earlier X8 motherboards are NOT compatible with this software. They do not implement IPMI_FULL mode, and they cannot control fan levels how it is implemented in smfc.

X13 motherboards (with AST2600 BMC chips) seem to be compatible with smfc (see mode details in issue #33 about an X13SAE-F motherboard). Fan control and IPMI_FULL mode are working properly. The only difference is in using thresholds, AST2600 implements only Lower Critical threshold, so setting up thresholds is different in this case.

Feel free to create a short feedback in issue #19 on your compatibility experience.

7. IPMI fan control and sensor thresholds

On Super Micro X10-X11 motherboards IPMI uses six sensor thresholds to specify the safe and unsafe fan rotational speed intervals (these are RPM values rounded to nearest hundreds, defined for each fan separately):

Lower Non-Recoverable  
Lower Critical  
Lower Non-Critical
Upper Non-Critical  
Upper Critical  
Upper Non-Recoverable

but newer Super Micro X13 motherboards (with AST2600 BMC chip) have only one sensor threshold:

Lower Critical

Originally, this chapter was created Super Micro X10-X11 motherboards, but can be easily adopted to X13 motherboards as well (see more details in #33).

Like many other utilities (created by NAS and home server community), smfc also uses IPMI FULL mode for fan control, where all fans in the zone:

initially configured to full speed (100%)
then their speed can be safely configured in [Lower Critical, Upper Critical] interval
if any fan speed oversteps either Lower Critical or Upper Critical threshold then IPMI will generate an assertion event and will set the all fan speeds back to 100% in the zone

Please also consider the fact that fans are mechanical devices, their rotational speed is not stable (it could be fluctuating). In order to avoid IPMI's assertion mechanism described here please follow the next steps:

Per fan: check the minimum and maximum rotational speeds of your fan on its vendor website
Per fan: configure proper IMPI sensor thresholds adjusted to the fan speed interval
Per zone: define safe min_level/max_level values for smfc respecting the variance of the all fans in the IPMI zone (it could take several iterations and adjustments)

Here is a real-life example for a Noctua NF-F12 PWM fan:

Upper Non-Recoverable = 1800 rpm
Upper Critical = 1700 rpm
Upper Non-Critical = 1600 rpm
Lower Non-Critical = 200 rpm
Lower Critical = 100 rpm
Lower Non-Recoverable = 0 rpm
Max RPM = 1500 rpm
Min PRM = 300 rpm
max_level = 100 (i.e. 1500 rpm)
min_level = 35 (i.e. 500 rpm)

Notes:

Use the following ipmitool command to display the current IMPI sensor thresholds for fans:

root@home:~# ipmitool sensor|grep FAN
FAN1             | 500.000    | RPM        | ok    | 0.000     | 100.000   | 200.000   | 1600.000  | 1700.000  | 1800.000  
FAN2             | 500.000    | RPM        | ok    | 0.000     | 100.000   | 200.000   | 1600.000  | 1700.000  | 1800.000  
FAN3             | na         |            | na    | na        | na        | na        | na        | na        | na        
FAN4             | 400.000    | RPM        | ok    | 0.000     | 100.000   | 200.000   | 1600.000  | 1700.000  | 1800.000  
FANA             | 500.000    | RPM        | ok    | 0.000     | 100.000   | 200.000   | 1600.000  | 1700.000  | 1800.000  
FANB             | 500.000    | RPM        | ok    | 0.000     | 100.000   | 200.000   | 1600.000  | 1700.000  | 1800.000

Use the following ipmitool command to list assertion events:

root@home:~# ipmitool sel list
   1 | 10/19/2023 | 05:15:35 PM CEST | Fan #0x46 | Lower Critical going low  | Asserted
   2 | 10/19/2023 | 05:15:35 PM CEST | Fan #0x46 | Lower Non-recoverable going low  | Asserted
   3 | 10/19/2023 | 05:15:38 PM CEST | Fan #0x46 | Lower Non-recoverable going low  | Deasserted
   4 | 10/19/2023 | 05:15:38 PM CEST | Fan #0x46 | Lower Critical going low  | Deasserted
   5 | 10/19/2023 | 05:20:59 PM CEST | Fan #0x46 | Lower Critical going low  | Asserted

Use the following ipmitool commands to specify all six sensor thresholds for FAN1:

root@home:~# ipmitool sensor thresh FAN1 lower 0 100 200
root@home:~# ipmitool sensor thresh FAN1 upper 1600 1700 1800

You can also edit and run ipmi/set_ipmi_treshold.sh to configure all IPMI sensor thresholds
If you install a new BMC firmware on your Super Micro motherboard you have to configure IPMI thresholds again
If you do not see fans when executing ipmitool sensors, you may want to reset the BMC to factory default using the Web UI or using ipmitool mc reset cold
Noctua specifies the variance of minimum and maximum fan rotational speeds (e.g. see the specification of Noctua NF-F12 PWM). For example:
- Rotational speed (+/- 10%) 1500 RPM: 1350-1650 RPM interval
- Min. rotational speed @ 20% PWM (+/-20%) 300 RPM: 240-360 RPM interval
Please note that LNA/ULNA cables or Y-cables can modify the rotational speed calculations here and the required IPMI sensor thresholds too.

You can read more about:

IPMI fan control: STH Forums and TrueNAS Forums
Change IPMI sensors thresholds: TrueNAS Forums

8. Power management

If low noise and low heat generation are important attributes of your Linux box, then you may consider the following chapters.

8.1 CPU

Most of the modern CPUs has multiple energy saving features. You can check your BIOS and enable them in order to minimize the heat generation.

Intel(R) CPUs:

Intel(R) Speed Shift Technology
Intel(R) SpeedStep
C-states
Boot performance mode

AMD(R) CPUs:

PowerNow!
Cool`n`quiet
Turbo Core

With this setup the CPU will change its base frequency and power consumption dynamically based on the load.

8.2 SATA hard disks

In case of SATA hard disks, you may enable:

advanced power management
spin down timer

With the help of command hdparm you can enable advanced power management and specify a spin down timer (read more here):

hdparm -B 127 /dev/sda
hdparm -S 240 /dev/sda

In file /etc/hdparm.conf you can specify all parameters in a persistent way:

quiet

/dev/sda {
    apm = 127
    spindown_time = 240
}
/dev/sdb {
    apm = 127
    spindown_time = 240
}
...

Important notes:

If you plan to spin down your hard disks or RAID array (i.e. put them to standby mode) you have to set up the configuration parameter [HD zone] polling= minimum twice bigger as the spindown_time specified here.
In file /etc/hdparm.conf you must define HD names in /dev/disk/by-id/... form to avoid inconsistency.

9. Kernel modules

We need to load the following important Linux kernel modules:

coretemp: temperature report for Intel(R) CPUs
k10temp: temperature report for AMD(R) CPUs
drivetemp: temperature report for SATA hard disks (available from kernel 5.6+ version)

Use /etc/modules file for persistent loading of these modules. Here are some sample HWMON file locations for these kernel modules:

coretemp: /sys/devices/platform/coretemp.0/hwmon/hwmon*/temp1_input
k10temp: /sys/bus/pci/drivers/k10temp/0000*/hwmon/hwmon*/temp1_input
drivetemp: /sys/class/scsi_disk/0:0:0:0/device/hwmon/hwmon*/temp1_input

Notes:

smfc is able to find the proper HWMON file automatically for Intel(R) CPUs and SATA hard drives, but users of the AMD(R) CPU should specify manually (see hwmon_path= parameter in the config file)
Reading drivetemp module is the fastest way to get the temperature of the hard disks, and it can read temperature of the SATA hard disks even in standby mode, too.

10. Installation

For the installation you need a root user. The default installation script install.sh will use the following folders:

File	Installation folder	Description
`smsc.service`	`/etc/systemd/system`	systemd service definition file
`smsc`	`/etc/default`	service command line options
`smsc.py`	`/opt/smfc`	service (python program)
`smsc.conf`	`/opt/smfc`	service configuration file

but you can use freely any other folders too. The service has the following command line options:

root@home:~/opt/smfc# ./smfc.py --help
usage: smfc.py [-h] [-c CONFIG_FILE] [-v] [-l {0,1,2,3,4}] [-o {0,1,2}]

optional arguments:
	-h, --help      show this help message and exit
	-c CONFIG_FILE  configuration file
	-v              show program's version number and exit
	-l {0,1,2,3,4}  log level: 0-NONE, 1-ERROR(default), 2-CONFIG, 3-INFO, 4-DEBUG
	-o {0,1,2}      log output: 0-stdout, 1-stderr, 2-syslog(default)

You may configure logging output and logging level here and these options can be specified in /etc/default/smfcin a persistent way.

11. Configuration file

Edit /opt/smfc/smfc.conf and specify your configuration parameters here:

#  
#   smfc.conf  
#   smfc service configuration parameters  
#  
  
  
[Ipmi]  
# Path for ipmitool (str, default=/usr/bin/ipmitool)  
command=/usr/bin/ipmitool   
# Delay time after changing IPMI fan mode (int, seconds, default=10)  
fan_mode_delay=10  
# Delay time after changing IPMI fan level (int, seconds, default=2)  
fan_level_delay=2  
# CPU and HD zones are swapped (bool, default=0).  
swapped_zones=0  
  
  
[CPU zone]  
# Fan controller enabled (bool, default=0)  
enabled=1  
# Number of CPUs (int, default=1)  
count=1  
# Calculation method for CPU temperatures (int, [0-minimum, 1-average, 2-maximum], default=1)  
temp_calc=1  
# Discrete steps in mapping of temperatures to fan level (int, default=6)  
steps=6  
# Threshold in temperature change before the fan controller reacts (float, C, default=3.0)  
sensitivity=3.0  
# Polling time interval for reading temperature (int, sec, default=2)  
polling=2  
# Minimum CPU temperature (float, C, default=30.0)  
min_temp=30.0  
# Maximum CPU temperature (float, C, default=60.0)  
max_temp=60.0  
# Minimum CPU fan level (int, %, default=35)  
min_level=35  
# Maximum CPU fan level (int, %, default=100)  
max_level=100  
# Optional parameter, it will be generated automatically for Intel CPUs and must be specified manually for AMD CPUs.  
# Path for CPU sys/hwmon file(s) (str multi-line list, default=/sys/devices/platform/coretemp.0/hwmon/hwmon*/temp1_input)  
# hwmon_path=/sys/devices/platform/coretemp.0/hwmon/hwmon*/temp1_input  
#            /sys/devices/platform/coretemp.1/hwmon/hwmon*/temp1_input  
# or  
# hwmon_path=/sys/bus/pci/drivers/k10temp/0000*/hwmon/hwmon*/temp1_input  
  
  
[HD zone]  
# Fan controller enabled (bool, default=0)  
enabled=1  
# Number of HDs (int, default=1)  
count=1  
# Calculation of HD temperatures (int, [0-minimum, 1-average, 2-maximum], default=1)  
temp_calc=1  
# Discrete steps in mapping of temperatures to fan level (int, default=4)  
steps=4  
# Threshold in temperature change before the fan controller reacts (float, C, default=2.0)  
sensitivity=2.0  
# Polling interval for reading temperature (int, sec, default=10)  
polling=10  
# Minimum HD temperature (float, C, default=32.0)  
min_temp=32.0  
# Maximum HD temperature (float, C, default=46.0)  
max_temp=46.0  
# Minimum HD fan level (int, %, default=35)  
min_level=35  
# Maximum HD fan level (int, %, default=100)  
max_level=100  
# Names of the HDs (str multi-line list, default=)  
# These names MUST BE specified in '/dev/disk/by-id/...' form!  
hd_names=  
# Optional parameter, it will be generated automatically based on the disk names.  
# List of files in /sys/hwmon file system or 'hddtemp' (str multi-line list, default=)  
# hwmon_path=/sys/class/scsi_disk/0:0:0:0/device/hwmon/hwmon*/temp1_input  
#            /sys/class/scsi_disk/1:0:0:0/device/hwmon/hwmon*/temp1_input  
#            hddtemp  
# Standby guard feature for RAID arrays (bool, default=0)  
standby_guard_enabled=0  
# Number of HDs already in STANDBY state before the full RAID array will be forced to it (int, default=1)  
standby_hd_limit=1  
# Path for 'smartctl' command (str, default=/usr/sbin/smartctl).  
# Required for 'standby guard' feature only  
smartctl_path=/usr/sbin/smartctl  
# Path for 'hddtemp' command (str, default=/usr/sbin/hddtemp).  
# Required for reading of the temperature of SAS/SCSI disks.  
hddtemp_path=/usr/sbin/hddtemp

Important notes:

[HD zone} hd_names=: This is a compulsory parameter, its value must be specified in /dev/disk/by-id/... form (the /dev/sda form is not persistent could be changed after a reboot).
[CPU zone] / [HD zone] min_level= / max_level=: Check the stability of your fans and adjust the fan levels based on your measurement. As it was stated earlier, IPMI can switch back to full rotational speed if fans reach specific thresholds. You can collect real data about the behavior of your fans if you edit and run script ipmi/fan_measurement.sh. The script will set fan levels from 100% to 20% in 5% steps and results will be saved in the file fan_result.csv:
```
root:~# cat fan_result.csv
Level,FAN1,FAN2,FAN4,FANA,FANB
100,1300,1300,1200,1300,1300
95,1300,1300,1100,1200,1300
90,1200,1200,1100,1200,1200
85,1100,1100,1000,1100,1100
80,1100,1100,1000,1100,1100
75,1000,1000,900,1000,1000
70,900,900,800,1000,900
65,900,900,800,900,900
60,800,800,700,900,800
55,700,700,700,800,700
50,700,700,600,700,700
45,600,600,500,700,600
40,500,500,500,600,500
35,500,500,400,500,500
30,400,400,300,400,400
25,300,300,300,400,300
20,1300,1300,1200,1300,1300
```
My experience is that Noctua fans in my box are running stable in the 35-100% fan level interval. An additional user experience is (see issue #12) when Noctua fans are paired with Ultra Low Noise Adapter the minimum stable fan level could go up to 45% (i.e. 35% is not stable).
[CPU zone] / [HD zone] hwmon_path=: This parameter is optional for Intel(R) CPUs and SATA drives (i.e. smfc can identify automatically the proper file locations), but must be specified manually for AMD(R) CPUs. In case of SAS/SCSI hard disks (where drivetemp cannot be loaded) you can specify hddtemp value. You can use wild characters (?,*) in this parameter and smfc will do the path resolution automatically.
Several sample configuration files are provided for different scenarios in folder ./src/samples. Please take a look on them, it could be a good starting point in the creation of your own configuration.

12. Automatic execution of the service

This systemd service can be started and stopped in the standard way. Do not forget to reload systemd configuration after a new installation or if you changed the service definition file:

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl start smfc.service
systemctl stop smfc.service
systemctl restart smfc.service
systemctl status smfc.service
● smfc.service - Super Micro Fan Control
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/smfc.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Fri 2021-09-17 23:28:10 CEST; 1 day 19h ago
   Main PID: 1064180 (smfc.py)
      Tasks: 1 (limit: 38371)
     Memory: 7.4M
        CPU: 41.917s
     CGroup: /system.slice/smfc.service
             └─1064180 /usr/bin/python3 /opt/smfc/smfc.py -c /opt/smfc/smfc.conf -l 2

Sep 19 17:12:39 home smfc.service[1064180]: CPU zone: new level > 39.0C > [T:40.0C/L:61%]
Sep 19 17:12:42 home smfc.service[1064180]: CPU zone: new level > 33.0C > [T:35.0C/L:48%]
Sep 19 17:48:14 home smfc.service[1064180]: CPU zone: new level > 38.0C > [T:40.0C/L:61%]

If you are testing your configuration, you can start smfc.py directly in a terminal. Logging to the standard output and debug log level are useful in this case:

cd /opt
sudo smfc.py -o 0 -l 3

13. Checking result and monitoring logs

All messages will be logged to the specific output and the specific level. With the help of command journalctl you can check logs easily. For examples:

listing service logs of the last two hours:

 journalctl -u smfc --since "2 hours ago"

listing service logs from the last boot:
```
 journalctl -b -u smfc
```

14. FAQ

Q: My fans are spinning up and loud. What's wrong?

Most probably the rotational speed of a fan went above or below of a IPMI threshold and IPMI switched back that zone to full rotational speed. You can check the current fan rotational speeds:

ipmitool sdr

and you can also check IPMI event log and list assertion events:

root@home:~# ipmitool sel list
   1 | 10/19/2023 | 05:15:35 PM CEST | Fan #0x46 | Lower Critical going low  | Asserted
   2 | 10/19/2023 | 05:15:35 PM CEST | Fan #0x46 | Lower Non-recoverable going low  | Asserted
   3 | 10/19/2023 | 05:15:38 PM CEST | Fan #0x46 | Lower Non-recoverable going low  | Deasserted
   4 | 10/19/2023 | 05:15:38 PM CEST | Fan #0x46 | Lower Critical going low  | Deasserted
   5 | 10/19/2023 | 05:20:59 PM CEST | Fan #0x46 | Lower Critical going low  | Asserted

If the problematic fan (causing the alert) is identified then you must adjust its threshold. This process could take several adjustment cycle. Be patent :) You may read this chapter for more details.

Q: I would like to use constant fan rotational speed in one or both zones. How can I configure that?

You should configure the temperatures and levels with the same value.

min_temp=40
max_temp=40
min_level=60
max_level=60

With this setup there will be a constant 60% fan level in the specific zone. The temperature value is ignored, steps parameter is also ignored.

Q: I receive an error message "Cannot read hwmon*/temp1_input file". What is the problem?

The problem is that the specific file cannot be found in HWMON system. The potential reasons behind this issue could be:

drivetemp driver cannot support your disks (it support only SATA hard disks). In case of SAS/SCSI hard disks you can use hddtemp instead of drivetemp. See more details in issue #21.
Maybe you specified the hwmon_path= parameter manually and it contains an invalid path. You can correct it.

Q: How does the author test/use this service?

The configuration is the following:

Super Micro X11SCH-F motherboard
Intel Core i3-9300T CPU
64 GB ECC DDR4 RAM
Fractal Design Node 804 case, with separate chambers for the motherboard and the hard disks:
Debian Linux LTS (actually bookworm with backported Linux kernel 6.5)
8 x WD Red 12TB (WD120EFAX) hard disks in ZFS RAID
3 x Noctua NF-12 PWM fans (FAN1, FAN2, FAN4) in CPU zone
2 x Noctua NF-12 PWM fans (FANA, FANB) in HD zone

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TL;DR

1. Prerequisites

2. Installation and configuration

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1. How does it work?

2. User-defined control function

3. Swapped zones

4. Standby guard

5. Hard disk compatibility

6. Super Micro compatibility

7. IPMI fan control and sensor thresholds

8. Power management

8.1 CPU

8.2 SATA hard disks

9. Kernel modules

10. Installation

11. Configuration file

12. Automatic execution of the service

13. Checking result and monitoring logs

14. FAQ

Q: My fans are spinning up and loud. What's wrong?

Q: I would like to use constant fan rotational speed in one or both zones. How can I configure that?

Q: I receive an error message "Cannot read hwmon*/temp1_input file". What is the problem?

Q: How does the author test/use this service?

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smfc

TL;DR

1. Prerequisites

2. Installation and configuration

Details

1. How does it work?

2. User-defined control function

3. Swapped zones

4. Standby guard

5. Hard disk compatibility

6. Super Micro compatibility

7. IPMI fan control and sensor thresholds

8. Power management

8.1 CPU

8.2 SATA hard disks

9. Kernel modules

10. Installation

11. Configuration file

12. Automatic execution of the service

13. Checking result and monitoring logs

14. FAQ

Q: My fans are spinning up and loud. What's wrong?

Q: I would like to use constant fan rotational speed in one or both zones. How can I configure that?

Q: I receive an error message "Cannot read hwmon*/temp1_input file". What is the problem?

Q: How does the author test/use this service?

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