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Software Inventory Profile 93
1 Scope 94
The Dell Software Inventory Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by adding 95
the capability to represent the software inventory of system..The profile represents: 96
• Installed firmware such as BIOS, embedded software, and hardware component firmware and 97
their versions. 98
• Update images located on the Lifecycle Controller 99
• Ability to provide input values for Dell Software update profile to perform update or rollback 100
operations. 101
2 Normative References 102
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated 103
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced 104
document (including any amendments) applies. 105
• DMTF DSP1033, Profile Registration Profile 1.0.0 106
• Dell Lifecycle Controller Best Practices Guide 107
1.0,
http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20066173.aspx 108
• Dell WSMAN Licenses and Privileges 1.0 109
• ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, Rules for the structure and drafting of International 110
Standards,
http://isotc.iso.org/livelink/livelink.exe?func=ll&objId=4230456&objAction=browse&sort111
=subtype
• Unified Modeling Language (UML) from the Open Management Group 113
(OMG),
112
http://www.uml.org 114
• Related Managed Object Format (MOF) files: 115
o DCIM_SoftwareIdentity.mof 116
o DCIM_LCElementConformsToProfile.mof 117
o DCIM_LCRegisteredProfile.mof 118
For more information, see Dell Tech Center MOF 119
Library:
http://www.delltechcenter.com/page/DCIM.Library.MOF 120
3 Terms and Definitions 121
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 122