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authorJörg Frings-Fürst <debian@jff-webhosting.net>2016-05-08 23:32:29 +0200
committerJörg Frings-Fürst <debian@jff-webhosting.net>2016-05-08 23:32:29 +0200
commit38d4a182b7ccc4a683c1f9bcbe1da7779cc14832 (patch)
tree974665e1baf08a8ad70f2fbad970102bd1e7a8c8 /doc
parent69786de63e325b2f4d9f1afc49b30dcf091b5220 (diff)
parent55adddbc16f65732b57ab8585c47001fced91d77 (diff)
Merge tag 'upstream/2.9.9'
Upstream version 2.9.9
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
-rw-r--r--doc/Makefile30
-rw-r--r--doc/UserGuide166
-rw-r--r--doc/ipmiutil.spec32
-rw-r--r--doc/isensor.818
4 files changed, 141 insertions, 105 deletions
diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index dbb2ee0..4c9b615 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ CONFIG_CLEAN_VPATH_FILES =
SOURCES =
DIST_SOURCES =
DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(DIST_SOURCES) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)
-ACLOCAL = ${SHELL} /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.8/missing --run aclocal-1.11
-AMTAR = ${SHELL} /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.8/missing --run tar
+ACLOCAL = ${SHELL} /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.9/missing --run aclocal-1.11
+AMTAR = ${SHELL} /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.9/missing --run tar
AR = ar
-AUTOCONF = ${SHELL} /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.8/missing --run autoconf
-AUTOHEADER = ${SHELL} /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.8/missing --run autoheader
-AUTOMAKE = ${SHELL} /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.8/missing --run automake-1.11
+AUTOCONF = ${SHELL} /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.9/missing --run autoconf
+AUTOHEADER = ${SHELL} /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.9/missing --run autoheader
+AUTOMAKE = ${SHELL} /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.9/missing --run automake-1.11
AWK = gawk
CC = gcc
CCDEPMODE = depmode=gcc3
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ LIB_DIR = /usr/lib64
LIPO =
LN_S = ln -s
LTLIBOBJS =
-MAKEINFO = ${SHELL} /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.8/missing --run makeinfo
+MAKEINFO = ${SHELL} /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.9/missing --run makeinfo
MKDIR_P = /bin/mkdir -p
NM = /usr/bin/nm -B
NMEDIT =
OBJDUMP = objdump
OBJEXT = o
-OS_CFLAGS = -DLINUX -fPIC -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2
+OS_CFLAGS = -DLINUX -fPIC -Wno-pointer-sign -Wno-sign-conversion -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2
OS_DRIVERS = imbapi.c ipmimv.c ipmild.c ipmidir.c
OS_LFLAGS =
OTOOL =
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ OTOOL64 =
PACKAGE = ipmiutil
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT =
PACKAGE_NAME = ipmiutil
-PACKAGE_STRING = ipmiutil 2.9.8
+PACKAGE_STRING = ipmiutil 2.9.9
PACKAGE_TARNAME = ipmiutil
-PACKAGE_VERSION = 2.9.8
+PACKAGE_VERSION = 2.9.9
PATH_SEPARATOR = :
PKG_DIR = /root/rpmbuild
RANLIB = ranlib
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ SHR_LINK = libipmiutil.so.1
STRIP = strip
SUBDIR_S = doc scripts lib util
SYSTEMD_DIR = /usr/share/ipmiutil
-VERSION = 2.9.8
-abs_builddir = /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.8/doc
-abs_srcdir = /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.8/doc
-abs_top_builddir = /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.8
-abs_top_srcdir = /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.8
+VERSION = 2.9.9
+abs_builddir = /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.9/doc
+abs_srcdir = /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.9/doc
+abs_top_builddir = /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.9
+abs_top_srcdir = /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.9
ac_ct_CC = gcc
ac_ct_DUMPBIN =
am__include = include
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ host_vendor = redhat
htmldir = ${docdir}
includedir = ${prefix}/include
infodir = ${datarootdir}/info
-install_sh = ${SHELL} /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.8/install-sh
+install_sh = ${SHELL} /usr/dev/ipmiutil-2.9.9/install-sh
libdir = ${exec_prefix}/lib
libexecdir = ${exec_prefix}/libexec
localedir = ${datarootdir}/locale
diff --git a/doc/UserGuide b/doc/UserGuide
index fef91aa..142ecb2 100644
--- a/doc/UserGuide
+++ b/doc/UserGuide
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
IPMIUTIL USER GUIDE
- VERSION 2.9.8
+ VERSION 2.9.9
An easy-to-use IPMI server management utility
@@ -2088,7 +2088,7 @@ NAME
ipmiutil_sensor - show Sensor Data Records
SYNOPSIS
- ipmiutil sensor [-abcdefgmpqrstuvwx -i id -n snum -h tval -l tval
+ ipmiutil sensor [-abcdefgjkmpqrstuvwxL -i id -n snum -h tval -l tval
-NUPREFJTVY]
@@ -2118,141 +2118,157 @@ OPTIONS
information is shown. (same as -s).
-d <file>
- Dump the SDRs to a specified binary file.
+ Dump the SDRs to a specified binary file. This file can be used
+ with -j to jumpstart getting the sensor readings.
- -e Show Every SDR in a bladed system by traversing the child MCs
+ -e Show Every SDR in a bladed system by traversing the child MCs
(same as -b).
-f <file>
- Restore the SDRs from the specified binary File. This is nor-
+ Restore the SDRs from the specified binary File. This is nor-
mally only done with the initial factory provisioning.
-g sens_type
Shows only those SDRs matching the given sensor type group. The
- sens_type string can be "fan", "temp", "voltage", or any string
- or substring matching those in the IPMI 2.0 Table 42-3 for Sen-
- sor Types. Multiple types can be listed, separated by a comma
+ sens_type string can be "fan", "temp", "voltage", or any string
+ or substring matching those in the IPMI 2.0 Table 42-3 for Sen-
+ sor Types. Multiple types can be listed, separated by a comma
(,) but no spaces.
-h tval
- Highest threshold value to set for the specified sensor. This
- tval can be in decimal, or of the form 0x1a, to match the raw
- reading value shown by sensor following the " = ". The value
+ Highest threshold value to set for the specified sensor. This
+ tval can be in decimal, or of the form 0x1a, to match the raw
+ reading value shown by sensor following the " = ". The value
passed is set as the non-critical threshold value, with the more
- critical ones set by the utility as incrementally lower. This
- simplifies the interface and ensures that the threshold values
- do not get out of order. This requires specifying the sensor
+ critical ones set by the utility as incrementally lower. This
+ simplifies the interface and ensures that the threshold values
+ do not get out of order. This requires specifying the sensor
number via -n.
- -i ID Show or set only the sensor Index corresponding to ID, where ID
- is the hex ID of the SDR as shown in the sensor output under
- "_ID_". The ID argument can be one hex number (e.g. 0x0e or
- 0e), or a range of hex numbers (e.g. 0e-1a or 1a,2a or
+ -i ID Show or set only the sensor Index corresponding to ID, where ID
+ is the hex ID of the SDR as shown in the sensor output under
+ "_ID_". The ID argument can be one hex number (e.g. 0x0e or
+ 0e), or a range of hex numbers (e.g. 0e-1a or 1a,2a or
0x0e-0x2a). This is useful to repeatedly view just a few sensor
- readings for changes, or to set just one sensor quickly without
+ readings for changes, or to set just one sensor quickly without
reading all of the SDRs.
+ -j file
+ Jump-start by caching the SDRs from a file. This uses an SDR
+ binary file to read the SDRs, so that only the sensor readings
+ need to be read from the firmware. This avoids getting the SDR
+ reservation and reading each SDR, so it makes getting the sensor
+ readings more efficient. The SDR binary file can be created
+ using the -d option to dump the SDRs to a file, or -j will try
+ to create the file if not there.
+
+ -k K
+ When looping with -L, wait K seconds between loops. Default is
+ 1 second.
+
-l tval
- Lowest threshold value to set for the specified sensor. This
- tval can be in decimal, or of the form 0x1a, to match the raw
- reading value shown by sensor following the " = ". The value
+ Lowest threshold value to set for the specified sensor. This
+ tval can be in decimal, or of the form 0x1a, to match the raw
+ reading value shown by sensor following the " = ". The value
passed is set as the non-critical threshold value, with the more
- critical ones set by the utility as incrementally higher. This
- simplifies the interface and ensures that the threshold values
- do not get out of order. This requires specifying the sensor
+ critical ones set by the utility as incrementally higher. This
+ simplifies the interface and ensures that the threshold values
+ do not get out of order. This requires specifying the sensor
number via -n.
-m 002000s
- Show SDRs for a specific MC (e.g. bus 00, sa 20, lun 00). This
- could be used for PICMG or ATCA blade systems. The trailing
- character, if present, indicates SMI addressing if ’s’, or IPMB
+ Show SDRs for a specific MC (e.g. bus 00, sa 20, lun 00). This
+ could be used for PICMG or ATCA blade systems. The trailing
+ character, if present, indicates SMI addressing if ’s’, or IPMB
addressing if ’i’ or not present.
-n snum
- Number of the sensor to set. This num can be in decimal, or of
- the form 0x1a, to match the value shown by sensor following the
- "snum" tag. This is required if setting hi/lo thresholds via
+ Number of the sensor to set. This num can be in decimal, or of
+ the form 0x1a, to match the value shown by sensor following the
+ "snum" tag. This is required if setting hi/lo thresholds via
-h/-l.
- -o Output the memory DIMM information from SMBIOS, including size.
+ -o Output the memory DIMM information from SMBIOS, including size.
Not available if using IPMI LAN via -N. Sample output:
Memory Device (0,0): DIMM_A1 : size=2048MB
Memory Device (0,1): DIMM_A2 : not present
- -p Persist the threshold being set (as specified via -l or -h).
- This writes a "sensor -i" script line to the file
+ -p Persist the threshold being set (as specified via -l or -h).
+ This writes a "sensor -i" script line to the file
/usr/share/ipmiutil/thresholds.sh, which can then be executed at
- each reboot by starting the /etc/init.d/ipmi_port service for
- the desired runlevels. For Windows, the filename is thresh-
+ each reboot by starting the /etc/init.d/ipmi_port service for
+ the desired runlevels. For Windows, the filename is thresh-
olds.cmd.
- -q Show any thresholds for each sensor in short format with ’:’
- delimiters, useful as an example for setting thresholds with
- ’-u’.
+ -q Show threshold values in d:d:d format. Thresholds are shown for
+ each sensor in short format with ’:’ delimiters, which is useful
+ as an example for setting thresholds with ’-u’.
-r Show Raw SDR bytes also.
- -s Show sensor list in a simpler/canonical format without uninter-
+ -s Show sensor list in a simpler/canonical format without uninter-
preted binary values. Only the user-friendly interpreted sensor
information is shown. (same as -c).
-t Show any Thresholds for each sensor also, in text format.
- -u Set unique threshold values. The values are specified in a
- string of threshold values. It can be in raw hex characters or
- in float values. All 6 possible thresholds must be specified,
- but only the ones that are valid for this sensor will be
+ -u Set unique threshold values. The values are specified in a
+ string of threshold values. It can be in raw hex characters or
+ in float values. All 6 possible thresholds must be specified,
+ but only the ones that are valid for this sensor will be
applied. These values are validated for ordering. For example:
-u 6:5:4:60:65:69 (float) or
-u 0x0605043c4145 (raw hex)
- would mean 0x06=noncrit_lo, 0x05=crit_lo, 0x04=nonrec_lo,
+ would mean 0x06=noncrit_lo, 0x05=crit_lo, 0x04=nonrec_lo,
0x3c=noncrit_hi, 0x41=crit_hi, 0x45=nonrec_hi.
- -v Show Verbose output, including volatile thresholds, SDR thresh-
+ -v Show Verbose output, including volatile thresholds, SDR thresh-
olds, max/min, hysteresis, and BMC_TAM decoding.
- -w Wrap the threshold data onto the same line as the sensor. This
+ -w Wrap the threshold data onto the same line as the sensor. This
may be convenient for scripting.
-x Causes eXtra debug messages to be displayed.
- -L n Loop n times. This is useful along with -i. Default is one
- loop.
+ -L n Loop n times every K seconds. Default is one loop and K defaults
+ to 1 second. See option -k to change K seconds if desired.
+ This is useful along with -i or -g to read some sensors as they
+ change. Using -j with this option makes run it quicker.
-N nodename
- Nodename or IP address of the remote target system. If a node-
- name is specified, IPMI LAN interface is used. Otherwise the
+ Nodename or IP address of the remote target system. If a node-
+ name is specified, IPMI LAN interface is used. Otherwise the
local system management interface is used.
-P/-R rmt_pswd
- Remote password for the nodename given. The default is a null
+ Remote password for the nodename given. The default is a null
password.
-U rmt_user
- Remote username for the nodename given. The default is a null
+ Remote username for the nodename given. The default is a null
username.
-E Use the remote password from Environment variable IPMI_PASSWORD.
-F drv_t
- Force the driver type to one of the followng: imb, va, open,
+ Force the driver type to one of the followng: imb, va, open,
gnu, landesk, lan, lan2, lan2i, kcs, smb. Note that lan2i means
- lan2 with intelplus. The default is to detect any available
+ lan2 with intelplus. The default is to detect any available
driver type and use it.
- -J Use the specified LanPlus cipher suite (0 thru 17):
- 0=none/none/none, 1=sha1/none/none, 2=sha1/sha1/none,
+ -J Use the specified LanPlus cipher suite (0 thru 17):
+ 0=none/none/none, 1=sha1/none/none, 2=sha1/sha1/none,
3=sha1/sha1/cbc128, 4=sha1/sha1/xrc4_128, 5=sha1/sha1/xrc4_40,
6=md5/none/none, ... 14=md5/md5/xrc4_40. Default is 3.
- -T Use a specified IPMI LAN Authentication Type: 0=None, 1=MD2,
+ -T Use a specified IPMI LAN Authentication Type: 0=None, 1=MD2,
2=MD5, 4=Straight Password, 5=OEM.
- -V Use a specified IPMI LAN privilege level. 1=Callback level,
+ -V Use a specified IPMI LAN privilege level. 1=Callback level,
2=User level, 3=Operator level, 4=Administrator level (default),
5=OEM level.
- -Y Yes, do prompt the user for the IPMI LAN remote password.
+ -Y Yes, do prompt the user for the IPMI LAN remote password.
Alternatives for the password are -E or -P.
@@ -2263,11 +2279,11 @@ EXAMPLES
-- BMC version 0.17, IPMI version 2.0
_ID_ SDR_Type_xx ET Own Typ S_Num Sens_Description Hex & Interp Read-
ing
- 000b SDR Full 01 01 20 a 01 snum 30 Baseboard Temp = 2e OK 46.00
+ 000b SDR Full 01 01 20 a 01 snum 30 Baseboard Temp = 2e OK 46.00
degrees C
- 000e SDR Full 01 01 20 m 04 snum 50 Fan 1A = 6f OK 7659.00
+ 000e SDR Full 01 01 20 m 04 snum 50 Fan 1A = 6f OK 7659.00
RPM
- 0042 SDR Comp 02 6f 20 a 21 snum e0 DIMM 1A = 00 c0 04 00
+ 0042 SDR Comp 02 6f 20 a 21 snum e0 DIMM 1A = 00 c0 04 00
Present
004e SDR FRU 11 1b dev: 20 03 80 00 0a 01 Pwr Supply 1 FRU
0050 SDR IPMB 12 1b dev: 20 00 bf 07 01 Basbrd Mgmt Ctlr
@@ -2276,31 +2292,31 @@ EXAMPLES
[...]
Output Columns:
- _ID_: This is an SDR ID or index number, in hex. This may vary from
+ _ID_: This is an SDR ID or index number, in hex. This may vary from
chassis to chassis.
- SDR_Type_xx: This shows the SDR Type and its hex representation. Some
+ SDR_Type_xx: This shows the SDR Type and its hex representation. Some
SDR types have a custom display. The OEM SDRs only show the OEM vendor
by IANA number and then usually the data is listed in hex.
- ET: For Full or Comp SDRs, this shows the Event Type. For other SDRs,
+ ET: For Full or Comp SDRs, this shows the Event Type. For other SDRs,
this shows the size of the SDR entry in hex (Sz).
Own: This is the hex slave address of the SDR Owner, usually 20 if BMC.
a/m: This indicates whether this sensor is either automatically or man-
ually rearmed, respectively.
- Typ: This is the Sensor Type as defined in Table 42-3 of the IPMI 2.0
+ Typ: This is the Sensor Type as defined in Table 42-3 of the IPMI 2.0
spec. (01 = Temperature, 02 = Voltage, 03 = Current, 04 = Fan, etc.)
- S_Num: This is the sensor number in hex. This remains consistent
- across baseboards of the same type. The output can be parsed with the
+ S_Num: This is the sensor number in hex. This remains consistent
+ across baseboards of the same type. The output can be parsed with the
"snum" delimiter to extract this value.
- Sens_Description: This is the text description of this SDR, which is
+ Sens_Description: This is the text description of this SDR, which is
stored within the SDR on the BMC.
- Hex & Interp Reading: This is the raw hex value returned by GetSensor-
+ Hex & Interp Reading: This is the raw hex value returned by GetSensor-
Reading, and its interpreted meaning.
SEE ALSO
- ipmiutil(8) ialarms(8) iconfig(8) icmd(8) idiscover(8) ievents(8)
- ifru(8) igetevent(8) ihealth(8) ilan(8) ireset(8) isel(8) iserial(8)
+ ipmiutil(8) ialarms(8) iconfig(8) icmd(8) idiscover(8) ievents(8)
+ ifru(8) igetevent(8) ihealth(8) ilan(8) ireset(8) isel(8) iserial(8)
isol(8) iwdt(8)
@@ -5198,8 +5214,10 @@ directory and then run showsel.reg, so that the Windows EventLog service
can find information about the showsel events.
Note that the openssl crypto libraries (libeay32.dll and ssleay32.dll)
-should be copied to %SystemRoot%\System32 also to provide crypto functions
+should be copied to %SystemRoot%\System32 to provide crypto functions
for the lanplus logic, if they are not already present.
+For WinPE 64-bit, or other variants without openssl, see also
+http://www.indyproject.org/Sockets/fpc/OpenSSLforWin64.en.aspx
Note that for Windows Vista/7 workstation and later, make sure to
'Run as administrator' when installing. Windows Server should not
diff --git a/doc/ipmiutil.spec b/doc/ipmiutil.spec
index facb897..bff272f 100644
--- a/doc/ipmiutil.spec
+++ b/doc/ipmiutil.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
# Copyright (c) 2012 Andy Cress
#
Name: ipmiutil
-Version: 2.9.8
+Version: 2.9.9
Release: 1%{?dist}
Summary: Easy-to-use IPMI server management utilities
License: BSD
@@ -13,30 +13,32 @@ URL: http://ipmiutil.sourceforge.net
BuildRoot: %(mktemp -ud %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-XXXXXX)
# Suggests: cron or vixie-cron or cronie or similar
%if 0%{?fedora} >= 15
-BuildRequires: systemd autoconf automake
+BuildRequires: systemd autoconf automake systemd-units
Requires: systemd-units
%endif
-%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1210
-%define req_systemd 1
-%endif
%if 0%{?sles_version} >= 10
BuildRequires: libopenssl-devel
%else
BuildRequires: openssl-devel
%endif
-%if 0%{?req_systemd}
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1210
BuildRequires: gcc gcc-c++ libtool systemd
+%define req_systemd 1
%define unit_dir %{_unitdir}
%define systemd_fls %{unit_dir}
# Requires: %{?systemd_requires}
%else
BuildRequires: gcc gcc-c++ libtool
+%define systemd_fls %{_datadir}/%{name}
%if 0%{?fedora} == 16
%define unit_dir /lib/systemd/system
%else
+%if 0%{?rhel} >= 7
+BuildRequires: systemd-units
%define unit_dir %{_unitdir}
%endif
-%define systemd_fls %{_datadir}/%{name}
+%{!?unit_dir: %define unit_dir /usr/lib/systemd/system}
+%endif
%endif
%define init_dir %{_initrddir}
@@ -213,11 +215,17 @@ then
fi
%endif
+ # Test whether an IPMI interface is known to the motherboard
+ IPMIret=1
+ %{_sbindir}/dmidecode |grep -q IPMI && IPMIret=0
# Run some ipmiutil command to see if any IPMI interface works.
- IPMIret=0
- %{_bindir}/ipmiutil sel -v >/dev/null 2>&1 || IPMIret=1
- # If IPMIret==0, the IPMI cmd was successful, and IPMI is enabled locally.
+ # Some may not have IPMI on the motherboard, so need to check, but
+ # some kernels may have IPMI driver partially loaded, which breaks this
+ %{_bindir}/ipmiutil sel -v >/dev/null 2>&1 && IPMIret=0
if [ $IPMIret -eq 0 ]; then
+ if [ ! -x %{init_dir}/ipmi ]; then
+ cp -f %{scr_dir}/ipmi.init.basic %{init_dir}/ipmi
+ fi
# If IPMI is enabled, automate managing the IPMI SEL
if [ -d %{_sysconfdir}/cron.daily ]; then
cp -f %{_datadir}/%{name}/checksel %{_sysconfdir}/cron.daily
@@ -228,9 +236,9 @@ then
touch ${scr_dir}/ipmi_port.service
elif [ -x /sbin/chkconfig ]; then
/sbin/chkconfig --add ipmi_port
- /sbin/chkconfig --add ipmiutil_wdt
- /sbin/chkconfig --add ipmiutil_evt
/sbin/chkconfig --add ipmi_info
+ # /sbin/chkconfig --add ipmiutil_wdt
+ # /sbin/chkconfig --add ipmiutil_evt
fi
fi
diff --git a/doc/isensor.8 b/doc/isensor.8
index dcfdd1a..1345f58 100644
--- a/doc/isensor.8
+++ b/doc/isensor.8
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
.SH NAME
ipmiutil_sensor \- show Sensor Data Records
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B "ipmiutil sensor [-abcdefgmpqrstuvwx -i id -n snum -h tval -l tval -NUPREFJTVY]"
+.B "ipmiutil sensor [-abcdefgjkmpqrstuvwxL -i id -n snum -h tval -l tval -NUPREFJTVY]"
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I ipmiutil sensor
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ Show sensor list in a simpler/Canonical format without uninterpreted binary
values. Only the user-friendly interpreted sensor information is shown.
(same as \-s).
.IP "-d <file>"
-Dump the SDRs to a specified binary file.
+Dump the SDRs to a specified binary file. This file can be used with -j to
+jumpstart getting the sensor readings.
.IP "-e"
Show Every SDR in a bladed system by traversing the child MCs (same as \-b).
.IP "-f <file>"
@@ -56,6 +57,15 @@ The ID argument can be one hex number (e.g. 0x0e or 0e), or a range of
hex numbers (e.g. 0e-1a or 1a,2a or 0x0e-0x2a).
This is useful to repeatedly view just a few sensor readings for changes,
or to set just one sensor quickly without reading all of the SDRs.
+.IP "-j file"
+Jump-start by caching the SDRs from a file. This uses an SDR binary file to
+read the SDRs, so that only the sensor readings need to be read from the
+firmware. This avoids getting the SDR reservation and reading each SDR, so
+it makes getting the sensor readings more efficient.
+The SDR binary file can be created using the \-d option to dump the SDRs
+to a file, or -j will try to create the file if not there.
+.IP "-k K"
+When looping with \-L, wait K seconds between loops. Default is 1 second.
.IP "-l tval"
Lowest threshold value to set for the specified sensor.
This tval can be in decimal, or of the form 0x1a,
@@ -86,7 +96,7 @@ Persist the threshold being set (as specified via \-l or \-h). This writes
a "sensor \-i" script line to the file /usr/share/ipmiutil/thresholds.sh,
which can then be executed at each reboot by starting the /etc/init.d/ipmi_port service for the desired runlevels. For Windows, the filename is thresholds.cmd.
.IP "-q"
-Show any thresholds for each sensor in short format with ':' delimiters, useful as an example for setting thresholds with '\-u'.
+Show threshold values in d:d:d format. Thresholds are shown for each sensor in short format with ':' delimiters, which is useful as an example for setting thresholds with '\-u'.
.IP "-r"
Show Raw SDR bytes also.
.IP "-s"
@@ -112,7 +122,7 @@ This may be convenient for scripting.
.IP "-x"
Causes eXtra debug messages to be displayed.
.IP "-L n"
-Loop n times. This is useful along with \-i. Default is one loop.
+Loop n times every K seconds. Default is one loop and K defaults to 1 second. See option \-k to change K seconds if desired. This is useful along with \-i or \-g to read some sensors as they change. Using \-j with this option makes run it quicker.
.IP "-N nodename"
Nodename or IP address of the remote target system. If a nodename is
specified, IPMI LAN interface is used. Otherwise the local system