1IPMCTL-SHOW-MEMORY-RESOURCES(1)     ipmctl     IPMCTL-SHOW-MEMORY-RESOURCES(1)
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NAME

6       ipmctl-show-memory-resources - Shows PMem module and DDR memory
7       allocation
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SYNOPSIS

10           ipmctl show [OPTIONS] -memoryresources
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DESCRIPTION

13       Shows PMem module and DDR memory allocation information for this
14       platform.
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OPTIONS

17       -h, -help
18           Displays help for the command.
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20       -ddrt
21           Used to specify DDRT as the desired transport protocol for the
22           current invocation of ipmctl.
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24       -smbus
25           Used to specify SMBUS as the desired transport protocol for the
26           current invocation of ipmctl.
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28           Note
29           The -ddrt and -smbus options are mutually exclusive and may not be
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32       -o (text|nvmxml), -output (text|nvmxml)
33           Changes the output format. One of: "text" (default) or "nvmxml".
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35       -u (B|MB|MiB|GB|GiB|TB| TiB), -units (B|MB|MiB|GB|GiB|TB| TiB)
36           Changes the units that capacities are displayed in for this
37           command. One of: bytes (B), megabytes (MB), mebibytes (MiB),
38           gigabytes (GB), gibibytes (GiB), terabytes (TB) or tebibytes (TiB).
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EXAMPLES

41       Shows the PMem module and DDR memory allocation.
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43           ipmctl show -memoryresources
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LIMITATIONS

46       In order to successfully execute this command:
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48       •   The caller must have the appropriate privileges.
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50       •   The specified PMem modules must be manageable by the host software.
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RETURN DATA

53       Returns a table containing the attributes listed below.
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56           Capacities from unmanageable PMem modules are not included in the
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59       Volatile DDR Capacity
60           Total DDR capacity that is used as volatile memory.
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62       Volatile PMem module Capacity
63           Total PMem module capacity that is used as volatile memory.
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65       Total Volatile Capacity
66           Total DDR and PMem module capacity that is used as volatile memory.
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68       AppDirect PMem module Capacity
69           Total PMem module capacity used as persistent memory.
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71       Total AppDirect Capacity
72           Total DDR and PMem module capacity used as persistent memory.
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74       Cache DDR Capacity
75           Total DDR capacity used as a cache for PMem modules.
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77       Total Cache Capacity
78           Total DDR capacity used as a cache for PMem modules.
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80       Inaccessible DDR Capacity
81           Total DDR capacity that is inaccessible.
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83       Inaccessible PMem module Capacity
84           Total PMem module capacity that is inaccessible due to any of:
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86           •   Platform configuration prevents accessing this capacity. For
87               example, MemoryCapacity is configured but MemoryMode is not
88               enabled by platform FW (current Memory Mode is 1LM).
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90           •   Capacity is inaccessible because it is not mapped into the
91               System Physical Address space (SPA). This is usually due to
92               platform firmware memory alignment requirements.
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94           •   Persistent capacity that is reserved. This capacity is the
95               persistent memory partition capacity (rounded down for
96               alignment) less any App Direct capacity. Reserved capacity
97               typically results from a Memory Allocation Goal request that
98               specified the Reserved property. This capacity is not mapped to
99               System Physical Address space (SPA).
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101           •   Capacity that is unusable because it has not been configured.
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103           •   PMem module configured capacity but SKU prevents usage. For
104               example, AppDirectCapacity but PMem module SKU is MemoryMode
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107       Total Inaccessible Capacity
108           Total capacity of DDR and PMem module that is inaccessible.
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110       Physical DDR Capacity
111           Total physical DDR capacity populated on the platform.
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113       Physical PMem module Capacity
114           Total physical PMem module capacity populated on the platform.
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116       Total Physical Capacity
117           Total physical capacity populated on the platform.
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DETAILS

120       PMem modules are partitioned into Memory and Persistent partitions.
121       Memory partitions are aligned on a 1 GiB boundary by ipmctl with the
122       Persistent partition consuming the remaining capacity. Any capacity
123       that falls outside the Memory and Persistent partitions is
124       InaccessibleCapacity and is not usable. If the PMem module is
125       configured for 100% Memory Mode, then the Memory partition consumes all
126       of the capacity and the Persistent partition has none.
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128       The mode determines how the DDR capacities are allocated. In 1LM and
129       AppDirect, all DDR capacity is used as additional volatile memory. In
130       MemoryMode, all DDR capacity that the CPU will support is used as a
131       cache for the PMem module.
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133       Platform firmware alignment restrictions may result in some capacity
134       from the Memory and Persistent partitions not mapped to System Physical
135       Address space (SPA). This memory is considered InaccessibleCapacity and
136       is not usable.
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138       The definitions and calculations that follow intend to describe how
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141       Definitions:
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143       Intel PMem module Current Config
144           See the Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory Software-Firmware
145           Interface Specification, document number 556488, for details.
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147       PMem module Partition Info
148           PMem module partition information provided by PMem module firmware.
149           See the Intel® Optane™ Firmware Interface Specification, document
150           number 626912, for details.
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152       PMem module Physical Capacity (PC)
153           Total usable capacity reported by PMem module Partition Info
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155       PMem module Memory Partition Capacity (MPC)
156           Volatile capacity reported by PMem module Partition Info
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158       PMem module Persistent Partition Capacity (PPC)
159           Persistent capacity reported by PMem module Partition Info
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161       PMem module Volatile Memory Capacity (VMC)
162           Usable volatile memory capacity as reported by platform FW via the
163           Intel® PMem module Current Config→Volatile Memory Size Mapped into
164           SPA field
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166       PMem module Persistent Memory Capacity (PMC)
167           Usable persistent memory capacity as reported by platform FW via
168           the Intel® PMem module Current Config→Persistent Memory Size Mapped
169           into SPA field
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171       DDR Total Capacity (DDRTC)
172           Total amount of memory available for use on the populated DDRs
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174       Calculations:
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176           if (CurrentMode == 1LM) then
177             DDRCacheCapacity = 0
178             DDRVolatileCapacity = DDRTC
179           else if (CurrentMode == 2LM) then
180             DDRCacheCapacity = DDRTC
181             DDRVolatileCapacity = 0
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183           TotalVolatileCapacity = VMC + DDRVolatileCapacity
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185           InaccessibleCapacity = PC - PMC
186            if (CurrentMode != 1LM) then
187             InaccessibleCapacity -= VMC (rounded down for alignment)
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