Users Guide

Standards and protocols for Dell Command |

Monitor 10.2.1

Dell Command | Monitor is based on the CIM standards. The CIM specification 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

unification of management standards (including CIM and ASF), and initiatives for desktop, enterprise, and Internet environments.

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