HP-UX 11i Version 2 June 2007 Release Notes

General System Administration
HP WBEM Services for HP-UX
Chapter 5
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HP WBEM Services for HP-UX
Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) (http://www.dmtf.org/) is a platform
and resource independent Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) standard that
defines both a common model (i.e., description) and protocol (i.e., interface) for
monitoring and controlling a diverse set of resources.
The HP WBEM Services for HP-UX product is the HP-UX implementation of the DMTF
WBEM standard.
This product is based on The Open Group (TOG) Pegasus Open Source Software (OSS)
project (http://www.openpegasus.org/).
Summary of Change
HP WBEM Services for HP-UX, version A.02.05.x, is a major update to the HP WBEM
Services for HP-UX, version A.02.00, previously released with HP-UX 11i v2. HP WBEM
Services for HP-UX, version A.02.05.x, is based on OpenPegasus 2.5 source base and
CIM Schema 2.9, whereas the HP WBEM Services for HP-UX, version A.02.00, released
with the September 2006 HP-UX 11i v2 OE is based on OpenPegasus 2.4.2 source base
and CIM Schema 2.7.
The following are key differentiators from version A.02.00 to A.02.05.x:
• Association providers
• Internationalization support for CIM operations
• CIM Schema Upgrade
• Out-of-Process Support
• Run-as-Requestor Support
• Certificate Based Authentication
• Email and Syslog indication handlers
In addition, the bundle name for HP WBEM Services for HP-UX has changed from
B8465BA to WBEMSvcs.
Impact
HP WBEM Services for HP-UX allows you to manage your HP-UX systems with
integrated solutions that optimize your infrastructure for greater operational efficiency.
Compatibility
There are no known compatibility issues.
Performance
There is no foreseen degradation in performance for this version of HP WBEM Services
for HP-UX.