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10 Version 1.3.0
5 Synopsis
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Profile Name: Simple NIC
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Version: 1.3.0
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Organization: Dell Inc.
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CIM Schema Version: 2.26 Experimental
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Central Class: DCIM_NICService
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Scoping Class: CIM_ComputerSystem
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The Simple NIC Profile extends the management capability of the referencing profiles by adding the
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capability to describe NIC controllers in a simple way. In this profile, a NIC is represented by a view
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instance that aggregates zero or more instances of the DCIM_NICAttribute class, each representing a
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NIC controller related configurable property.
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DCIM_NICService shall be the Central Class.
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CIM_ComputerSystem shall be the Scoping Class.
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Instance of DCIM_NICService shall be the Central Instance.
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Instance of CIM_ComputerSystem shall be the Scoping Instance.
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Table 1 identifies profiles that are related to this profile.
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Table 1 – Related Profiles
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Profile Name
Organization
Version
Relationship
Profile Registration
DCIM
1.0
Reference
6 Description
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The Simple NIC Profile describes NIC controller’s representation and configuration. The profile also
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describes the relationship of the Simple NIC classes to the DMTF/Dell profile version information.
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Figure 1 represents the class schema for the Simple NIC Profile. For simplicity, the prefix CIM_ has been
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removed from the names of the classes.
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The DCIM_NICView class is a NIC controller’s representation that contains controllers’ properties.
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The DCIM_NICAttribute class derives from the CIM_BIOSAttribute class and represents each NIC’s
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configurable attribute.Depending on the data type of the attribute, DCIM_NICAttribute is either
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instantiated as DCIM_NICEnumeration, DCIM_NICString, or DCIM_NICInteger instance.
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DCIM_NICView instance represents the NIC/CNA properties.
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The DCIM_NICService class is used to configure the NIC through its attributes. The SetAttribute() and
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SetAttributes() methods on the DCIM_NICService class configure NIC attributes, DCIM_NICAttribute
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subclass instances.
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The Simple NIC profile information is represented with the instance of CIM_RegisteredProfile.
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