FreeNAS CPU core and disk temperature check script

This is a nice simple script to display CPU core and disk temperatures on a FreeNAS server. Tested with FreeNAS 9.10.2-U1 Create a file with the following content - Mine is just called temps_check_script.sh as an example: # Write some general information echo System Temperatures - `date` uptime | awk '{ print "\nSystem Load:",10,11,12,"\n" }' # Write CPU temperatures echo "CPU Temperature:" sysctl -a | egrep -E "cpu\.[0-9]+\.temp" # Write HDD temperatures and status echo "HDD Temperature:" for i in(sysctl -n kern.disks | awk '{for (i=NF; i!=0 ; i--) if(match(i, '/da/')) printi }' ) ; do echo i: `smartctl -a…

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4RU Rosewill RSV-L4500 ~22TB usable storage FreeNAS Build

This is my current storage/labbing box, which originally started in a Fractal R3 Define case, and had slowly been upgraded over the years. As you can see, it's pretty damn messy to cable when you have no backplane! The front fans and also the rear fans are powered using chained molex adaptors which is certainly messy. The center bracket fans are plugged straight into the motherboard. I'm considering one of those fan controllers that have something like 8x 3pin fan headers powered by a single molex, which can then either float in the case or be mounted somewhere. Not sure…

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