curl CPU loading and temp(s)?

TheWaterbug

If I'm running a throughput/stress test on a pfsense box, is there a way to remotely pull the CPU utilization and temp(s), e.g. via curl or some other common command-line utility, from another box?

TheWaterbug

Ok, I just found that BSD reports it via:

sysctl -a | grep temperature

But I can't figure out how to get to it via a single command. If I ssh into the box, I get the menu, and then I have to press 8 to get a shell, and then I can use the above command:

ssh admin@192.168.0.1
Password for admin@my.pfsense.box.name:
pfSense - Netgate Device ID: <some.number>

*** Welcome to pfSense 2.6.0-RELEASE (amd64) on pipfsense ***

 WAN (wan)       -> igc0       -> v4: my.public.ip.addr/28
 LAN (lan)       -> igc1       -> v4: 192.168.0.1/24

 0) Logout (SSH only)                  9) pfTop
 1) Assign Interfaces                 10) Filter Logs
 2) Set interface(s) IP address       11) Restart webConfigurator
 3) Reset webConfigurator password    12) PHP shell + pfSense tools
 4) Reset to factory defaults         13) Update from console
 5) Reboot system                     14) Disable Secure Shell (sshd)
 6) Halt system                       15) Restore recent configuration
 7) Ping host                         16) Restart PHP-FPM
 8) Shell

Enter an option: 8

[2.6.0-RELEASE][admin@ my.pfsense.box.name]/root: sysctl -a | grep temperature
hw.acpi.thermal.tz0.temperature: 26.9C
dev.cpu.3.temperature: 51.0C
dev.cpu.2.temperature: 51.0C
dev.cpu.1.temperature: 53.0C
dev.cpu.0.temperature: 48.0C

But how can I do that within a loop in a script (bash or ??) running on another box, without any user interaction?

stephenw10

You can execute commands directly using ssh if you have key based authentication setup. Like:

steve@steve-NUC9i9QNX:~$ ssh root@apu "sysctl dev.amdtemp.0.core0.sensor0"
dev.amdtemp.0.core0.sensor0: 54.1C

You have to use root to avoid the menu.

Steve