Which two statements are true about the use of Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) on an X5 or X6 Database Machine?A: IPMI – short for Intelligent Platform Management Interface – is an interface standard that allows remote management of a server from another using standardized interface. The servers in the Exadata Database Machine follow that. It’s not an Exadata command but rather a general Linux one. To power on a cell or database server, issue this from another server:# ipmitool -H prolcel01-ilom -U root chassis power on To stop a server, use the shutdown command. To stop immediately and keep it down, i.e. not reboot, execute:# shutdown -h -y nowC: Like the KCS interface, the SSIF Interface is only specified as a ‘Single Threaded Interface’ for standard IPMI commands. That is, the BMC implementation is not expected to process more than one IPMI request at a time. While an implementation is allowed to have a degree of ‘command queuing’, for standard IPMI messages the SSIF lacks a ‘Seq’ field that software can use to match up particular instances of requests with responses.References: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/specification-updates/ipmi-intelligent-platform-mgt-interface-spec-2nd-gen-v2-0- specupdate.pdf
Question:
Which two statements are true about the use of Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) on an X5 or X6 Database Machine?
Options:
IPMI can be used for server configuration and management on each database server.
The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), which supports IPMI, runs as a multithreaded process on the storage server O/S.
The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), which supports IPMI, runs as a single-threaded process on the storage server O/S.
IPMI can be used for server configuration and management on each storage server.
Correct Answer
The Correct Answer for this Question is
IPMI can be used for server configuration and management on each database server.
The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), which supports IPMI, runs as a single-threaded process on the storage server O/S.
