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Intelligent Platform Management Specifications Downloads

A portal page with links to technical documents for intelligent platform management specifications, including interface, bus, and chassis management bus, with a version date and short explanation of each document.

SCSI Accessed Fault Tolerant Enclosures Specification Download

Provides a link to the SCSI Accessed Fault Tolerant Enclosures Interface Specification, April 1997 revision, and an explanation of the specification used for setting drive status information into a disk drive array enclosure.

IPMI Specification, V1.5, Rev. 5: Addendum

Addendum: Provides cumulative addenda, errata, and clarifications for the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Specification v.1.5, rev. 1.1, starting with errata numbers where IPMI, V1.5, rev. 1.0, left off.

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SCSI Accessed Fault-Tolerant Enclosures Interface, R041497: Spec

Specification: The SCSI accessed fault-tolerant enclosures interface (R041497) allows third-party disk and RAID controllers to integrate with peripheral packaging that supports status signals, hot swapping, and component monitoring.

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IPMI Software Tools

IPMI software tools are available for download, including the V2.0 conformance test suite, a prototype with no support, reference drivers for IPMI V2.0, V1.5, V1.0, and the V2.0 command test tool for developing and testing IPMI-enabled systems.

IPMI Second Generation: Adopter’s Agreement

Adopter’s Agreement: A patent license agreement among parties wishing to adopt the intelligent platform management interface (IPMI) second generation specification, including a definition of terms and an explanation of use for a nonexclusive license.

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IPMI Specification, V2.0/1.5, Rev. 4: Addendum

Addendum: Provides addenda, errata, and clarifications for the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Second Generation Specification, V2.0, rev. 1.0, and the IPMI Specification, V1.5, rev. 1.1.

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IPMI Specification, V1.5, Markup for Addendum, Rev. 5: Document

Document: Provides the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Specification, V1.5, rev. 1.1, markup with revisions marked cumulatively for rev. 1 through rev. 5 of the IPMI V2.0/V1.5 errata addendum.

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IPMI Specification, V2.0/1.5, Rev. 2: Addendum

Addendum: Provides addenda, errata, and clarifications for the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Second Generation Specification, V2.0, revision 1.0, and the IPMI Specification, V1.5, revision 1.1.

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Implementing IPMI, V1.5 for Server Management

Presentation: The intelligent platform management interface (IPMI), V1.5 specification provides the foundation for extensible, cross-platform manageability, and reduces time to market and server development costs.

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