Data Center Manageability Interface (DCMI) is a
data center
A data center (American English) or data centre (British English)See spelling differences. is a building, a dedicated space within a building, or a group of buildings used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunic ...
system management standard based on the
Intelligent Platform Management Interface
The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is a set of computer interface specifications for an autonomous computer subsystem that provides management and monitoring capabilities independently of the host system's CPU, firmware ( BIOS o ...
(IPMI) but designed to be more suitable for
data center management
Data center management is the collection of tasks performed by those responsible for managing ongoing operation of a data center This includes ''Business service management'' and planning for the future.
Historically, ''data center management'' wa ...
: it uses the interfaces defined in IPMI, but minimizes the number of optional interfaces and includes power capping control, among other differences.
The DCMI specification was developed at Intel, and first published in 2008.
See also
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Redfish (specification)
The Redfish standard is a suite of specifications that deliver an industry standard protocol providing a RESTful interface for the management of servers, storage, networking, and converged infrastructure.
History
The Redfish standard has been ...
External links
DCMI specification revision 1.5Original Intel DCMI white paper, published in 2008
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Networking standards
System administration
Out-of-band management
2008 establishments
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