About KIPMI0 process

[Dirkjan Bussink]

hai wu wrote:
> Since we are using DRAC card, it doesn't seem that we would need KIPMI0
> process to be running. Is it possible to turn it off? Since it is a
> prerequisite for Dell OpenManage software (we are using it), I am not
> sure if it is Ok to prevent it from running.

>From the page on the Dell DRAC card
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/power/en/ps2q02_bell

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DRAC III is compatible with PowerEdge 1650 and 4600 servers and the
PowerEdge 7150. These systems are based on a standard hardware
implementation called Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI),
which allows Dell to bring remote management capabilities to market at a
lower cost.
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Look like it uses IPMI... However, you don't specifically need kernel
support in order to be able to use IPMI remote, so I think it is not
needed by DRAC either (unless you use DRAC locally to do things on the
machine). But I don't know anything about that, I only use IPMI for
monitoring, serial console and power management (works perfectly).

But what is the problem with having a process running for this? It
doesn't really do any harm :). You could use for example for hardware
monitoring to see if you system overheats or if all fans are running.

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Dirkjan Bussink