or maybe try fancontrol from lm_sensors package?
http://www.unix.com/man-page/centos/8/fancontrol/
On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 11:07 PM, Gavin Peters <gavinjpeters@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Warning:I'm new to CentOS and have not tested the suggestion below (with
> Linux). So please research if it sounds like a good idea.
>
> It may be worth trying to bypass the issue by installing VMware ESXi and
> setting up CentOS as a virtual machine.
>
> This will give you additional control and backup options for the system.
>
> Gavin
>
> On Wed, 12 Jul 2017, 04:22 <m.roth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Fred Smith wrote:
> > > On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 12:05:55PM +0100, Gary Stainburn wrote:
> > >> I have just installed CentOS 6 i386 onto an old rack server (it's
> gonna
> > >> be a Bacula storeage server and is a 1U 1/2 depth chassis)
> > >>
> > >> I did a minimum netinstall and so far so good. However, I have one
> > >> problem.
> > >> The CPU fan is going at full speed constantly. Not a real problem
> apart
> > >> from (a) it will affect the fan's lifespan and (b) it's noisy.
> > >
> > > I used to have a HP 320 generation 2 server that I used as a desktop.
> it
> > > had a bunch of tiny fans that screamed like a banshee.
> > >
> > > it turns out that one of the RPMs they shipped with it (on CD, not
> > > actually
> > > installed) contained a driver that toned down the fans to a soft roar.
> > > I'm sorry to say I have no memory of what the driver was.
> > >
> > > but if this system is from a vendor that supports Linux, they might
> have
> > > some suitable driver.
> > >
> > That's in the firmware. You may, or may not, be able to do something with
> > ipmitool, but I don't think so. Reboot, and look in system setup. It may
> > be under performance settings.
> >
> > mark
> >
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