HP-UX WBEM DAS Provider release notes (5900-1805, June 2011)

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notes
This document discusses the most recent product information on HP-UX WBEM DAS provider, which
is supported on HP-UX 11i v3 operating systems. Table 1 (page 4) lists the product version for
which the document is applicable.
Table 1 Documentation Support for DAS Provider
VersionOperating System
B.11.31.1106HP-UX 11i v3
Announcement
Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) is an industry-wide initiative to unify the management
of system, networks, and applications across multiple and diverse vendor environments. The WBEM
clients use the mass storage providers to gather information about various subsystems. The WBEM
standard enables the clients to subscribe to indications, and indication consumers to receive
indications on the occurrence of events of interest on the managed system. This release supports
HP-UX WBEM DAS Provider which is part of a suite of Mass Storage IO WBEM Providers. The
other providers in this suite, supported in the current release are:
• HP-UX WBEM Fibre-Channel Provider
• HP-UX WBEM LAN Provider
HP-UX WBEM DAS Provider
This product is used to diagnose the hardware using the industry standard WBEM format. The
provider enables WBEM client applications to retrieve information about Direct Attached Storage
systems. Currently, the provider monitors the following hardware:
• DS2500 Storage Enclosure
• MSA 30 and MSA 1000/1500 (Storage Arrays)
• MSA 60 and MSA 70 (JBODs)
• Stand-alone disks
The features supported by the provider are described below:
• Supports Instance provider feature
This feature provides information about the stand-alone or fixed disks available on the system.
NOTE: The Instance provider feature is not supported for LUNs.
• Supports Consolidated Status Provider (CSP) feature
This feature reports the consolidated status of the stand-alone or fixed disks available on the
system.
• Supports Indication Provider (IP) feature
This feature generates indications in WBEM format and delivers the events to the cimserver.
NOTE: The Indication provider feature is not supported for LUNs.
• Supports HP-UX WBEM services to provide Web access to HP-UX data for management clients.
• Used by HP Software Management clients, HP System Insight Manager (SIM), HP System
Management HomePage (SMH), and others.
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