HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition Administrator Guide (Web Version) (TK981-96004, May 2014)

7 Configuring Device Manager for
CIM/WBEM
This chapter explains how to configure Device Manager for CIM/WBEM .
About CIM/WBEM
Device Manager supports CIM and WBEM, which have been defined by the DMTF standards group.
CIM is a method of managing systems in a network environment. WBEM is a standard for managing
network devices, such as hosts and storage systems, over the Internet.
The CIM model that Device Manager uses complies with the SMI-S specifications advocated by SNIA,
and is compatible with SNIA-CTP. CIM/WBEM functions can be used to manage the configuration
and status of storage systems in a standardized manner that is independent of vendor, OS, protocol,
and other environmental factors.
The CIM models of the Device Manager server are defined in MOF files provided by Device Manager.
Figure 20 CIM components for Device Manager
You can acquire information about CIM at:
http://www.dmtf.org/
You can acquire information about SMI-S at:
http://www.snia.org/
CIM/WBEM functions in Device Manager
The CIM/WBEM functions in Device Manager provide the following functions that come standard in
SMI-S:
Object operation function
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