IPMCTL User Guide
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:
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