diff --git a/includes/discovery/temperatures/dell.inc.php b/includes/discovery/temperatures/dell.inc.php
index 8f5d327a36..27527b3bb7 100644
--- a/includes/discovery/temperatures/dell.inc.php
+++ b/includes/discovery/temperatures/dell.inc.php
@@ -1,22 +1,53 @@
 <?php
 
+# MIB-Dell-10892::temperatureProbechassisIndex.1.1 = INTEGER: 1
+# MIB-Dell-10892::temperatureProbeIndex.1.1 = INTEGER: 1
+# MIB-Dell-10892::temperatureProbeStateCapabilities.1.1 = INTEGER: 0
+# MIB-Dell-10892::temperatureProbeStateSettings.1.1 = INTEGER: enabled(2)
+# MIB-Dell-10892::temperatureProbeStatus.1.1 = INTEGER: ok(3)
+# MIB-Dell-10892::temperatureProbeReading.1.1 = INTEGER: 320
+# MIB-Dell-10892::temperatureProbeType.1.1 = INTEGER: temperatureProbeTypeIsAmbientESM(3)
+# MIB-Dell-10892::temperatureProbeLocationName.1.1 = STRING: "BMC Planar Temp"
+# MIB-Dell-10892::temperatureProbeUpperCriticalThreshold.1.1 = INTEGER: 530
+# MIB-Dell-10892::temperatureProbeUpperNonCriticalThreshold.1.1 = INTEGER: 480
+# MIB-Dell-10892::temperatureProbeLowerNonCriticalThreshold.1.1 = INTEGER: 70
+# MIB-Dell-10892::temperatureProbeLowerCriticalThreshold.1.1 = INTEGER: 30
+# MIB-Dell-10892::temperatureProbeProbeCapabilities.1.1 = INTEGER: 0
+
 if (strstr($device['hardware'], "Dell"))
 {
-  $oids = snmp_walk($device, "coolingDeviceDiscreteReading", "-Osqn", "MIB-Dell-10892");
+  // stuff partially copied from akcp sensor
+  $oids = snmp_walk($device, "temperatureProbeStatus", "-Osqn", "MIB-Dell-10892");
+  if ($debug) { echo($oids."\n"); }
   $oids = trim($oids);
   if ($oids) echo("Dell OMSA ");
-  foreach (explode("\n",$oids) as $oid)
+  foreach (explode("\n", $oids) as $data)
   {
-    $oid = substr(trim($oid), 36);
-    list($oid) = explode(" ", $oid);
-    if ($oid != "")
+    $data = trim($data);
+    if ($data)
     {
-      $descr_query = snmp_get($device, ".1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.700.20.1.8.$oid", "-Onvq", "MIB-Dell-10892");
-      $descr = trim(str_replace("\"", "", shell_exec($descr_query)));
-      $fulloid = ".1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.700.20.1.6.$oid";
-      $temp = snmp_get($device, $fulloid, "-Oqv");
+      list($oid,$status) = explode(" ", $data, 2);
+      if ($debug) { echo("status : ".$status."\n"); }
+      if ($status == "ok") # 2 = normal, 0 = not connected
+      {
+        $split_oid        = explode('.',$oid);
+        $temperature_id   = $split_oid[count($split_oid)-2].".".$split_oid[count($split_oid)-1];
+        $descr_oid        = ".1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.700.20.1.8.$temperature_id";
+        $temperature_oid  = ".1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.700.20.1.6.$temperature_id";
+        $limit_oid        = ".1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.700.20.1.10.$temperature_id";
+        $warnlimit_oid    = ".1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.700.20.1.11.$temperature_id";
+        $lowwarnlimit_oid = ".1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.700.20.1.12.$temperature_id";
+        $lowlimit_oid     = ".1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.700.20.1.13.$temperature_id";
 
-      discover_sensor($valid['sensor'], 'temperature', $device, $fulloid, $oid, 'dell', $descr, '10', '1', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, $temp);
+        $descr        = trim(snmp_get($device, $descr_oid, "-Oqv", "MIB-Dell-10892"),'"');
+        $temperature  = snmp_get($device, $temperature_oid, "-Oqv", "MIB-Dell-10892");
+        $lowwarnlimit = snmp_get($device, $lowwarnlimit_oid, "-Oqv", "MIB-Dell-10892");
+        $warnlimit    = snmp_get($device, $warnlimit_oid, "-Oqv", "MIB-Dell-10892");
+        $limit        = snmp_get($device, $limit_oid, "-Oqv", "MIB-Dell-10892");
+        $lowlimit     = snmp_get($device, $lowlimit_oid, "-Oqv", "MIB-Dell-10892");
+
+        discover_sensor($valid['sensor'], 'temperature', $device, $temperature_oid, $temperature_id, 'dell', $descr, '10', '1', $lowlimit/10, $low_warn_limit/10, $warnlimit/10, $limit/10, $temperature/10);
+      }
     }
   }
 }