Quick start manual

Profile Name Description
Role Based
Authorization
The DCIM Role Based Authorization Profile describes the properties and interfaces for
executing system management tasks related to the authorization.
Sensors The DCIM Sensors Profile describes the properties and interfaces for executing system
management tasks related to the management of sensors within a system.
Simple ID
Management
The DCIM Simple Identity Management Profile describes the properties and interfaces for
executing system management tasks related to the management of accounts and identities.
Service Processor The DCIM Service Processor Profile describes the properties and interfaces for executing
system management tasks related to the management of the service processor and iDRAC.
Simple NIC The Simple NIC Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by adding
the capability to represent the configuration of NIC network controllers.
Software Inventory The Dell Software Inventory Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing
profiles by adding the capability to represent the software inventory of system.
Software Update The Software Update Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by
adding the capability to update platform firmware or software.
System Info The DCIM System Info Profile describes the properties and interfaces for executing system
management tasks related to the management of the host system.
Video The DCIM Video Profile describes the properties and interfaces for executing system
management tasks related to the management of video controllers within a system.
Virtual Media The DCIM Virtual Media Profile describes the properties for executing system management
tasks related to managing the Virtual Media functionality.
MOF WSDL and XSD API Definitions
A complement to the profile documentation is the MOF files that document the class implementation of the Dell-specific
CIM classes. WSDL and XSD files describe the resulting functionality.
Managed Object File
The Common Information Model (CIM) is an open standard that defines 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 Specifications,
click MOFs.
Web Service Description Language (WSDL)
The Web Services Description Language is an XML-based language that is used for describing the functionality offered
by a Web service. A WSDL description of a web service (also referred to as a WSDL file) provides a machine-readable
description of how the service can be called, what parameters it expects, and what data structures it returns.
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