From thae Max OS Server mailing list
Subject: Re: Server Temperatures
FYI, I updated this script today to be more robust. Linked here (instructions are here too for the Python novice):
http://todd.dailey.info/archives/2005/02/22/xserve-temperature-logging/
Or just get the script here.
http://todd.dailey.info/files/xserveg5logger
Also, if you want to see what serveradmin is capable of monitoring, this command:
sudo serveradmin command xserve:command = status | egrep “(location|current-value|type)”
is a little easier to read than slogging through all the other text.