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- MSN5600
- SGN2410
- SN2201
- SN4280
- SN5610
- SN5640
- E3597
- P4697
- P2317
- P4262
- P4300-A00
- Q3401-RD
- Q3450
- Q3451
- QM3400
- QM3000
- N61XX_LD
- GB300
- XH3000

## Supported Kernel versions:
- 5.10.103, 5.10.140, 5.10.179, 5.10.218, 5.10.226
- 5.14 all up to 5.14.21
- 6.1.38, 6.1.90, ,6.1.94, 6.1.119, 6.1.123
- 6.1.38, 6.1.90, 6.1.94, 6.1.119, 6.1.123
- 6.12.38

## Sysfs attributes:
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CONFIG_SENSORS_MP2975=m
CONFIG_SENSORS_MP2888=m
CONFIG_SENSORS_MP2891=m
CONFIG_SENSORS_MP2869=m
CONFIG_SENSORS_MP29502=m
CONFIG_GPIO_ICH=m
CONFIG_LPC_ICH=m
CONFIG_CPU_THERMAL=y
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CONFIG_SENSORS_MP2975=m
CONFIG_SENSORS_MP2888=m
CONFIG_SENSORS_MP2891=m
CONFIG_SENSORS_MP2869=m
CONFIG_SENSORS_MP29502=m
CONFIG_SENSORS_MP2855=m
CONFIG_IGB=m
CONFIG_IGB_HWMON=y
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- To build for ARM64 architecture, run `debuild -us -uc -b -aarm64`
- To build without lm_sensor dependecy (for Sonic-based OS) run 'debuild --set-envvar=LM_DEPENDS=0 -us -uc -b'
or 'export LM_DEPENDS=0 && dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b'
- Find in upper folder the builded `.deb` package (for example `hw-management_1.mlnx.18.12.2018_amd64.deb`).
- Find in upper folder the built `.deb` package (for example `hw-management_7.0050.1930_amd64.deb`).

**For converting .deb package to .rpm package:**
- On a Debian-based system, install the `alien` program: `sudo apt-get install alien`
- `alien --to-rpm hw-management_1.mlnx.18.12.2018_amd64.deb`
- Find `hw-management-1.mlnx.18.12.2018-2.x86_64.rpm`
- `alien --to-rpm hw-management_7.0050.1930_amd64.deb`
- Find `hw-management-7.0050.1930-2.x86_64.rpm`

## Installation from local file and de-installation
1. Copy deb or rpm package to the system, for example to `/tmp`.
2. For deb package:
* install with: `dpkg -i /tmp/ hw-management_1.mlnx.18.12.2018_amd64.deb`
* install with: `dpkg -i /tmp/hw-management_7.0050.1930_amd64.deb`
* remove with: `dpkg --purge hw-management`
3. For rpm package:
* install with: `yum localinstall /tmp/hw-management-1.mlnx.18.12.2018-2.x86_64.rpm`
<br>or `rpm -ivh --force /tmp/hw-management-1.mlnx.18.12.2018-2.x86_64.rpm`
* install with: `yum localinstall /tmp/hw-management-7.0050.1930-2.x86_64.rpm`
<br>or `rpm -ivh --force /tmp/hw-management-7.0050.1930-2.x86_64.rpm`
* remove with: `yum remove hw-management` or `rpm -e hw-management`

## Activation, de-activation and reading status
hw-management package from release 7.0010.1300 contains 2 separate services:
one-shot hw-management and hw-management-tc thermal control service. hw-management-tc
is new service starting from 7.0010.1300. In older version TC was part of hw-management service.

If you had TC disabled in previouse release (by commeting out TC activation in hw-management.sh)
Please reffer to the below in order to disable TC using systemctl command
If you had TC disabled in previous release (by commenting out TC activation in hw-management.sh)
Please refer to the below in order to disable TC using systemctl command

hw-management services can be initialized and de-initialized by systemd commands.
The next command could be used in order to configure persistent initialization and
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