Concept Guide

Prole Name Description
Video The DCIM Video Prole describes the properties and interfaces for running system management tasks related
to the management of video controllers within a system.
Virtual Media The DCIM Virtual Media Prole describes the properties for running system management tasks related to
managing the Virtual Media functionality.
WSMAN MOF WSDL and XSD API denitions
A complement to the prole documentation is the Managed Object File (MOF) that documents the class implementation of the Dell-
specic CIM classes. Web Service Description Language (WSDL) and XML Schema Denition (XSD) les describe the resulting
functionality.
Managed object le
The Common Information Model (CIM) is an open standard that denes how managed elements in an IT environment are represented as a
common set of objects and relationships between them. This is intended to allow consistent management of these managed elements,
independent of their manufacturer or provider.
Files that contain the normative description for classes, properties, and methods are contained within the Managed Object File (MOF).
NOTE: To access the MOFs, on the Dell TechCenter (delltechcenter.com/LC) page, under Reference Specications, click
MOFs.
Web service description language
The Web Services Description Language (WSDL) is an XML-based language that is used for describing the functionality oered by a web
service. A WSDL description of a web service (also referred to as a WSDL le) provides a machine-readable description of how the service
can be called, what parameters it expects, and what data structures it returns.
XML schema description
An XML schema (also known as XSD) is a description of a type of XML document, typically expressed in terms of constraints on the
structure and content of documents of that type, above and beyond the basic syntactical constraints imposed by XML itself. These
constraints are generally expressed using some combination of grammatical rules governing the order of elements.
NOTE
: To access the XSD, use the link en.community.dell.com/dell-groups/dtcmedia/m/mediagallery/20074445.aspx
Web services interface guide
The web Services Interface Guide (WSIG) serves as a guideline for utilizing the functionality available from embedded Lifecycle Controller
Remote Services web Services interfaces. It provides information and examples for utilizing the web services for WSMAN protocol using
Windows WinRM and open source WSMANCLI command-line utilities.
• Windows Version — http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20438393.aspx
• Windows batch le examples — http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20066179.aspx
• Linux Version — http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20438394.aspx
• Linux WSMAN shell script examples — http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20066181.aspx
Getting started with API collateral and links
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