Historical Sensor Information

[Emily Shaffer]

On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 4:05 PM Wilfred Smith <wilfredsmith at fb.com> wrote:
>
> I presume most vendors desire the ability to query historical sensor information from the BMC.
>         Has this feature been implemented already? If so, please direct me.
>         If not, has someone already begun development?
>         Is there an existing specification or write-up?
>         Any ‘druthers or preferences on how I might proceed such that my effort benefits the wider community?
>
> Wilfred

I think that the space constriction on many BMCs has left folks to
instead query over IPMI/Redfish and compile historical information
elsewhere. Can you tell a little more about the use case and indicate
why you would rather save history on the BMC than off the BMC?

A related topic which - as I recall - was discussed and never
implemented is the topic of metrics reporting. It's possible that the
community has moved further on these topics than I remember, though,
as I've been fairly out of the loop lately.
 - Emily