envmond(8)envmond(8)NAMEenvmond - Environmental Monitoring daemon
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/envmond
DESCRIPTION
Environmental Monitoring provides a means of detecting system threshold
conditions, that if exceeded, could result in a loss of data or damage
to the system itself. Using the envmond daemon, thresholds levels can
be checked and corrective action can ensue before any damage occurs.
The envmond daemon performs the following: Queries the system for
exceeded threshold levels. Broadcasts a message to users warning of
high threshold conditions or fan and power supply failure, and suggests
corrective action. Sends a message to users when a high temperature
condition has been resolved. Notifies all users that an orderly shut‐
down is to be initiated if recovery is not possible.
To enable Environmental Monitoring, the envmond daemon must be started
during the system boot. Before starting Environmental Monitoring, a
system check is performed. If the system hardware does not support
Environmental Monitoring, the envmond daemon is not started.
You can customize, start, and stop the envmond daemon using the envcon‐
fig utility. For more information, see the envconfig reference page.
Some recent computer systems feature multiple sensors for environmental
monitoring. On those systems, the hwmgr utility is used to set and read
individual sensor attribute values ( including thresholds) and to spec‐
ify actions to undertake when these thresholds are reached.
FILES
A database that contains the values of the Environmental Monitoring
variables.
SEE ALSO
Commands: envconfig(8), hwmgr(8)
Best Practice: Environmental Monitoring using the hwmgr Utility
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