智能平台管理接口（Intelligent Platform Management Interface）原本是一种Intel架构的企业系统的周边设备所采用的一种工业标准。IPMI亦是一个开放的免费标准，用户无需支付额外的费用即可使用此标准。

IPMI 能够横跨不同的操作系统、韧体和硬件平台，可以智能型的监视、控制和自动回报大量服务器的运作状况，以降低服务器系统成本。

The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is a set of computer interface specifications for an autonomous computer subsystem that provides management and monitoring capabilities independently of the host system's CPU, firmware (BIOS or UEFI) and operating system. IPMI defines a set of interfaces used by system administrators for out-of-band management of computer systems and monitoring of their operation. 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.