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Managing Devices via IPMI in OpenManage Essentials
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Software Inventory Information
Virtual Flash Information
Conclusion or Summary
IPMI protocol can be used to manage servers in an environment where the server is not reachable. A
server can be unreachable when there is no operating system installed on it or it is turned OFF. IPMI
protocol is used to discover the RAC and then we can use it to manage the server. Various tasks like
turning ON the server remotely, retrieving SEL logs and retrieving chassis power status, etc can be run
on the target using OpenManage Essentials.