HP WBEM Services Software Developer's Kit for HP-UX Provider and Client Developer's Guide A.01

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Preface
Audience This document is intended for use by software professionals who will
design, implement and/or support clients or providers for HP WBEM
Services for HP-UX.
Requisite
Knowledge
Developers should be familiar with the following topics:
• Object-oriented design and programming concepts
• The C++ programming language
• The Common Information Model (CIM), as described on the DMTF
(Distributed Management Task Force) web site:
http://www.dmtf.org.
It is also essential that the provider developer be familiar with the
elements of the operating system he or she is intending to instrument.
That is, knowledge of system calls and their data structures, and how
these will be modeled in CIM, is assumed.
Developers of CIM client applications should consult the documentation
for the providers they plan to use. Appendix D, Example Provider Data
Sheet, shows the kind of information typically provided.
Document
Structure
The main body of this document is organized generally in the order in
which the developer will undertake the various steps of the project.
However, it will be useful to refer to the Examples included in the
Software Development Kit as an aid to understanding the material in
the text.
The programming interfaces (APIs) used by providers and clients are in
the HP WBEM Services Software Developer’s Kit in the directory
/opt/wbem/html.
This material describes how to use the interface functions, their
parameters, exceptions thrown, and other related topics. Other detailed
reference information can be found in the appendices. References to
other sources of information will also be found throughout the document.
A Glossary is also available.