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APPENDIX C
How to Install IPMCTL
on Linux and Windows
The ipmctl utility is used to configure and manage Intel Optane DC persistent memory
modules (DCPMM). This is a vendor-specific utility available for Linux and Windows. It
supports functionality to:
• Discover DCPMMs on the platform
• Provision the platform memory configuration
• View and update the firmware on DCPMMs
• Configure data-at-rest security on DCPMMs
• Monitor DCPMM health
• Track performance of DCPMMs
• Debug and troubleshoot DCPMMs
ipmctl refers to the following interface components:
• libipmctl: An application programming interface (API) library for
managing PMMs
• ipmctl: A command-line interface (CLI) application for configuring
and managing PMMs from the command line
• ipmctl-monitor: A monitor daemon/system service for monitoring
the health and status of PMMs