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2.4 Dialects and Associations
2.4.1 What are Associations?
Association classes describe the relation between two CIM classes. An association class has two major
properties that link the classes with each other.
Figure 1: A UML diagram to show Associations
The figure here (DMTF Sensor Profile) indicates the various classes and the association between the classes.
The ComputerSystem class is associated with the Sensor class as a SystemDevice. Similarly, fans, power
supply units (PSUs), processors, and so on are associated to the ComputerSystem as a SystemDevice.
2.4.2 Associators