Users Guide

Standards and protocols

Dell Command | Monitor is based on the CIM standards. The CIM specication details mapping techniques for improved compatibility with

management protocols.

Management protocols such as WMI, SNMP, and WSMAN are used for remote monitoring.

NOTE: Dell Command | Monitor for Windows uses Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to describe several variables

of the system.

The Desktop Management Task Force (DMTF) is the industry-recognized standards body that leads the development, adoption, and

unication of management standards (including CIM and ASF), and initiatives for desktop, enterprise, and internet environments.

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