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

Glossary
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Common Information Model (CIM)
A hierarchical object-based model developed by the DMTF that defines a
large number of concepts common to most computer systems. The CIM
specification can be found on the DMTF web site.
CIM Client
An application that issues CIM operation requests to a CIM server.
CIM Object Manager (CIM Server)
The CIM Server manages the definitions of CIM objects, and directs the
flow of information between clients and providers in a CIM server.
CIM Operations
A set of operations, specified by the DMTF, that can be requested of a
CIM server to be performed on CIM objects. The specification can be
found on the DMTF web site.
CIM Schema
A collection of class definitions used to represent managed objects that
exist in every management environment.
CIM server
A CIM server is a server that processes requests for operations on CIM
objects. It can have an HTTP server component that communicates with
clients using the HTTP protocol, transfering messages encoded in
xmlCIM. It can also have a CIM Server that distributes requests to
providers for translation to platform-specific operations.
Class
A collection of instances, all of which support a common type. A set of
properties and methods. The common properties and methods are
defined as features of the class. For example, the class called Modem
represents all the modems present in a system.
Core Model
A subset of CIM, not specific to any platform. The Core model is set of
classes and associations that establish a conceptual framework for the
schema of the rest of the managed environment. Systems, applications,
networks and related information are modeled as extensions to the Core
model.
Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF)