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

Provider Implementation
Packaging and Release
Chapter 482
Packaging and Release
Providers for HP WBEM Services for HP-UX aresoftwareproducts.They
may be delivered through any vehicle suitable for the delivery of a
software product intended for installation on HP-UX. The Software
Distributor facility (SD) is particularly well suited for this purpose (SD is
described on HP's web site at
http://software.hp.com/products/SD_AT_HP/faqs/general.html).
When appropriate, a provider may be packaged with the system
component that it makes accessible through WBEM. For example, a
peripheral device is generally shipped with the software drivers and
management commands that make it usable. The WBEM provider for
the device is ideally included in the software components that
accompany the device.
Provider Product Content
A provider product package contains software that will perform the
provider installation, and the following product components:
• Schema definition
The class or classes that will be instrumented by the provider. This
can be delivered as MOF files that will be loaded during provider
installation with the cimmof command, or the schema definition can
be created by a small client program developed specifically for this
purpose. Even if the provider will instrument CIM classes that will
normally already be found on the system, the package should contain
the schema definition component, specifying the entire line of
descent of the class.
• Provider binary(ies)
One or more shared libraries that contain the code that implements
the functions in the Provider API.
• Provider Registration
The instance specifications that register the provider for its schema.
As with the schema definition, this can be delivered as MOF files
that will be loaded with the cimmof command, or the instances can
be created bya client program developed specificallyfor this purpose.