CIM Reference Guide

Introduction 9
Introduction
This reference guide documents the Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator
Common Information Model (CIM) provider contained in the Management
Object File (MOF) dccim32.mof.
CIM provides a conceptual model for describing manageable objects in a
systems management environment. CIM is a modeling tool rather than a
programming language. CIM provides the structure for organizing objects
into a model of a managed environment. For modeling a managed
environment, CIM makes available a set of abstract and concrete classes of
objects. These classes model the basic characteristics of systems, networks,
and applications, as well as groupings of management-related data.
For more information about CIM, see the Distributed Management Task
Force (DMTF) website at www.dmtf.org and the Microsoft
®
website at
www.microsoft.com.
Server Administrator
Server Administrator 1.0 or later provides a suite of systems management
information for keeping track of your networked systems. In addition to
providing systems management agents that are independent of the management
console, Server Administrator supports these systems management standards:
CIM and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
In addition to supporting systems management industry standards, Server
Administrator provides additional systems management information about
the specific components of your Dell™ system.
Documenting CIM Classes and Their Properties
The Dell CIM provider extends support to Dell-specific software and
hardware components. The Dell MOF defines the classes for the Dell CIM
provider. All of the supported classes and properties in the MOF are
documented in this guide.
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