root@localhost:~> /etc/init.d/ipmi
ipmi     ipmievd

root@localhost:~> /etc/init.d/ipmi start
Starting ipmi drivers: [  OK  ]

root@localhost:~> /etc/init.d/ipmievd start
Starting ipmievd:
ipmievd: using pidfile /var/run/ipmievd.pid0 [  OK  ]

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root@localhost:/home/rsch/ipmitool-1.8.11> ipmitool sel list
      1 | 09/17/2009 | 02:30:45 | Fan #0x0a | Lower Non-critical going low
[...]
    200 | 09/21/2009 | 04:19:58 | Fan #0x0a | Lower Critical going low

root@localhost:/home/rsch/ipmitool-1.8.11> ipmitool sel clear
Clearing SEL.  Please allow a few seconds to erase.

root@localhost:/home/rsch/ipmitool-1.8.11> ipmitool sel list
SEL has no entries

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root@localhost:~> ipmitool sdr type temperature
Sys Temp         | 01h | ok  |  7.0 | 41 degrees C

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root@localhost:~> ipmitool bmc setenables system_event_log=off
Disabling System Event Logging

Verifying...
Receive Message Queue Interrupt          : enabled
Event Message Buffer Full Interrupt      : enabled
Event Message Buffer                     : enabled
System Event Logging                     : disabled
OEM 0                                    : disabled
OEM 1                                    : disabled
OEM 2                                    : disabled

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root@localhost:~> ipmitool sensor get "Sys Temp"
Locating sensor record...
Sensor ID              : Sys Temp (0x1)
 Entity ID             : 7.0
 Sensor Type (Analog)  : Temperature
 Sensor Reading        : 41 (+/- 0) degrees C
 Status                : ok
 Lower Non-Recoverable : na
 Lower Critical        : na
 Lower Non-Critical    : na
 Upper Non-Critical    : 76.000
 Upper Critical        : 78.000
 Upper Non-Recoverable : 80.000
 Assertion Events      : unc- ucr- unr-
 Assertions Enabled    : lnc- lcr- lnr- unc+ ucr+ unr+
 Deassertions Enabled  : lnc- lcr- lnr- unc+ ucr+ unr+

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root@localhost:~> ipmitool sensor thresh "Sys Temp" unc 70
Locating sensor record 'Sys Temp'...
Setting sensor "Sys Temp" Upper Non-Critical threshold to 70.000

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root@localhost:~> ipmitool sensor get "Sys Temp"
Locating sensor record...
Sensor ID              : Sys Temp (0x1)
 Entity ID             : 7.0
 Sensor Type (Analog)  : Temperature
 Sensor Reading        : 42 (+/- 0) degrees C
 Status                : ok
 Lower Non-Recoverable : na
 Lower Critical        : na
 Lower Non-Critical    : na
 Upper Non-Critical    : 70.000
 Upper Critical        : 78.000
 Upper Non-Recoverable : 80.000
 Assertion Events      : unc- ucr- unr-
 Assertions Enabled    : lnc- lcr- lnr- unc+ ucr+ unr+
 Deassertions Enabled  : lnc- lcr- lnr- unc+ ucr+ unr+