.. _introduction:

Introduction
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*OpenLMI Power Management Provider* allows to manage power states of
the managed system. Key functionality is ability to reboot, power off, suspend
and hibernate managed system.

This provider is based on following `DMTF <http://dmtf.org>`_ standard:

* `DSP1027 - Power State Management Profile <http://dmtf.org/sites/default/files/standards/documents/DSP1027_2.0.0.pdf>`_

The knowledge of this standard is not necessary, but it can help a lot.

Application developers should first get familiar with :ref:`Power Management API concepts <concepts>`
and then look at :ref:`usage of OpenLMI Power Management <usage>`.