CIM Reference Guide

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Introduction
This reference guide documents the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Common Information Model
(CIM) provider contained in the Management Object File (MOF) dccim32.mof.
CIM provides a conceptual model for describing manageable objects in a systems management
environment. CIM is a modeling tool rather than a programming language. CIM provides the structure for
organizing objects into a model of a managed environment. For modeling a managed environment, CIM
makes available a set of abstract and concrete classes of objects. These classes model the basic
characteristics of systems, networks, and applications, as well as groupings of management-related data.
For more information about CIM, see the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) website at
dmtf.org and the Microsoft website at microsoft.com.
Server Administrator
Server Administrator provides a suite of systems management information for keeping track of your
networked systems. In addition to providing systems management agents that are independent of the
management console, Server Administrator supports these systems management standards: CIM and
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
In addition to supporting systems management industry standards, Server Administrator provides
additional systems management information about the specific components of your Dell system.
What’s New in This Release
The following attributes are added in Server Administrator 7.4:
• ChassisNodeID under DELL_Chassis class
• BladeFormFactor under DELL_RemoteServiceAccessPort class
For a list of platforms, operating systems, and browsers support added and deprecated, refer to the Dell
Systems Software Support Matrix Version 7.4 at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
Documenting CIM Classes and Their Properties
The Dell CIM provider extends support to Dell-specific software and hardware components. The Dell
MOF defines the classes for the Dell CIM provider. All of the supported classes and properties in the MOF
are documented in this guide.
The following subsections define some of the basic building blocks of CIM classes that are used in
describing the dccim32 provider name. These subsections also explain how the elements used in
describing these classes are organized. This section does not document the entire CIM schema, but only
those classes and properties supported by the dccim32 provider. The list of properties for each supported
class varies greatly.
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