Intelligent Platform Management Interface - (IPMI) has been around since 1998 when the specification was launched. The standard, initially led by Intel, has since been adopted by virtually all server system vendors including Supermicro, HP, Dell & IBM (Lenovo).

Originally a basic set of management and monitoring tools in the first generation, there have been updates over the years leading to the current latest version 2.0 “revision 1.1 errata 7”. These changes have added many enhancements such as additional useful management features, stronger security and even adding remote console access for greater administrative control. This in turn has led to a powerful server monitoring and management solution.

Read our full manual on Supermicro IPMI, what it is and what it can do for you here.