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

How Does HP WBEM Services Work?
Who Uses HP WBEM Services?
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• The namespace. For example, the osinfo request in Chapter 4
specifies the PG_OperatingSystem class in the root/cimv2
namespace.
It is the responsibility of the resource’s provider to document the name of
the resource and its properties and methods. Client developers can use
the documentation to write client software. System Administrators use
the documentation to decide whether to install the provider.
A client can use CIM operations, such as the EnumerateInstances
operation used in the example in Chapter 4. The client developer uses
standard CIM operations like GetClass and GetProperty to gather
resource information. The CIM operations supported by HP WBEM
Services are listed in Appendix B.