HP WBEM Services for HP-UX and Linux System Administrator's Guide

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property A name/value pair that describes
a unit of data for a class. Property names
cannot begin with a digit and cannot contain
white space. Property values must have a
valid Managed Object Format (MOF) data
type.
property provider A type of provider that
supports the retrieval and modification of
the CIM properties.
provider An executable that can return
and/or set information, execute methods,
generate indications, or respond to other
requests regarding a given managed object.
provider data sheet (PDS) Provides basic
provider information to software
professionals who will design, implement,
enhance, and/or support client applications
that will use this provider. It contains
information about what this provider does,
what interfaces it uses, how to install it and
what platforms and operating systems are
supported.
provider registration A provider needs to
register with the CIMOM so that the
CIMOM will know what properties and
methods are supported. A special object is
created during registration to relate the
information about the provider to the classes
in the CIM schema that it supports.
qualifier A modifier containing information
that describes a class, an instance, a
property, a method, or a parameter.
reference A special string property type
that is marked with the reference qualifier,
indicating that it is a pointer to other
instances.
repository This repository contains the
definitions of classes and instances that
represent managed objects and the
relationships among them. The HP WBEM
Services repository is not available for use by
clients or providers for static or persistent
data storage. Also see CIM Object Manager
repository.
required property A property that must
have a value.
schema A collection of class definitions that
describe managed objects in a particular
environment.
Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP)
A protocol of the Internet reference
model used for network management.
standard schema A common conceptual
framework for organizing and relating the
various classes representing the current
operational state of a system, network, or
application. The standard schema is defined
by the Desktop Management Task Force
(DMTF) in the Common Information Model
(CIM).
subclass A class that is derived from a
superclass. The subclass inherits all features
of its superclass, but can add new features or
redefine existing ones.
subschema A part of a schema owned by a
particular organization. The Win32 schema
is an example of a subschema.
superclass The class from which a subclass
inherits