Historical Sensor Information

[Wilfred Smith]

Emily,

I’ll need to check with my compatriots here at Facebook for our specific use cases.

Can you point me to the discussion on metrics reporting?

Wilfred
 

> On Aug 14, 2019, at 7:51 PM, Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer at google.com> wrote:
> 
> 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