IPMI is a form of [[Out-of-band (OOB) Management]], meaning it can perform management tasks regardless of the server's location or installed operating system. For example, IPMI provides a way to manage a computer that may be powered off or otherwise unresponsive by using a network connection to the hardware rather than to an operating system or login shell. Another use case may be installing a custom operating system remotely. # Sources [Intelligent Platform Management Interface - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_Platform_Management_Interface) [What is IPMI? A Guide to Intelligent Platform Management Interface (trentonsystems.com)](https://www.trentonsystems.com/blog/what-is-ipmi)