Introduction

ipmctl is an open source utility created and maintained by Intel to manage Intel® Optane™ persistent memory modules. ipmctl, works on both Linux and Windows. The full project is open source and can be seen on GitHub. In this guide we will refer to Intel® Optane™ memory modules simply as modules or persistent memory modules.

ipmctl refers to the following interface components:

• libipmctl: An Application Programming Interface (API) library for managing persistent memory modules.

• ipmctl: A Command Line Interface (CLI) application for configuring and managing persistent memory modules from the command line.

• ipmctl-monitor: A monitor daemon/system service for monitoring the health and status of persistent memory modules.

Functionality includes:

• Discover Intel Optane persistent memory modules on the platform

• Provision the platform memory configuration

  • Learn more about operating modes in this video​

• View and update module firmware

• Configure data-at-rest security

• Monitor module health

• Track performance of modules

• Debug and troubleshoot modules

Architecture Diagram:

To learn more about how ipmctl works with the hardware see the Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory OS Provisioning Specification, which describes all the firmware interface commands used for this operation.