Users Guide

16 Introduction
Web Services for Management
WS-Management is a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)-based protocol
designed for systems management. It is published by the Distributed
Management Task Force (DMTF) and provides an interoperable protocol for
devices to share and exchange data across networks. The Lifecycle Controller
Remote Services WS-Management implementation complies with the
DMTF WS-Management specification version 1.1.0.
Dell Lifecycle Controller - Remote Services uses WS-Management to convey
DMTF Common Information Model (CIM)-based management
information; the CIM information defines the semantics and information
types that can be manipulated in a managed system. Dell utilizes the WS-
Management interface to allow remote access to the hardware lifecycle
operations.
The Dell-embedded server platform management interfaces are organized
into profiles, where each profile defines the specific interfaces for a particular
management domain or area of functionality. Additionally, Dell has defined a
number of model and profile extensions that provide interfaces for additional
capabilities. The data and methods available through WS-Management are
provided by the Lifecycle Controller - Remote Services’ instrumentation
interface mapped to the following DMTF profiles and Dell extension profiles:
Standard DMTF
• Base Server — Defines CIM classes for representing the host server.
• Base Metrics — Defines CIM classes for providing the ability to model
and control metrics captured for managed elements.
• Host LAN Network Port — Defines CIM classes for representing a
network port that provides a LAN interface to a host system, its associated
controller, and network interfaces.
• Service Processor — Defines CIM classes for modeling service processors.
• USB Redirection — Defines CIM classes for describing information about
USB redirections. For keyboard, video, and mouse devices, this profile
should be used if the devices are to be managed as USB devices.
• Physical Asset — Defines CIM classes for representing the physical aspect
of the managed elements.