Users Guide

13–Linux QCS Installation
Overview
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Communication Protocols
A communication protocol enables exchanging information between provider and
the client software. These are proprietary or open-source implementations of the
Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) and Common Information Model
(CIM) standards from the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). Network
administrators can choose the best option based on the prevailing standard on
their network.
Table 13-1 shows the available options based on the operating systems installed
on the managed host and the client.
If your network includes a mix of Windows and Linux clients accessing Windows
and Linux servers, WS-MAN is a suitable choice. If Linux is the only OS installed
on the servers, CIM-XML is an option. If the network includes only Windows
servers and clients, WMI is an option. WMI is very easy to configure but is
supported only on the Windows OS.
QCS installation includes installing the provider component on the managed host
and the client software on the management station. The installation process
differs based on the combination of operating systems installed on the client and
managed host and on the selected communication protocol.
Table 13-1. Communication Protocol Options
If the client uses:
And the managed
host uses:
QCS can use these
communication protocols:
Windows Windows WMI
WS-MAN (WinRM)
Windows Linux CIM-XML (OpenPegasus)
WS-MAN (OpenPegasus)
Linux Windows WS-MAN (WinRM)
Linux Linux CIM-XML (OpenPegasus)
WS-MAN (OpenPegasus)
WMI = Windows Management Instrumentation.
WS-MAN = Web Service-Management. WinRM is a Windows-based implementation and Open-
Pegasus is an open-source implementation of the that operates on Linux.
CIM-XML = An XML-based version of OpenPegasus.