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

Provider Implementation
Operation
Chapter 486
Operation
Starting the Provider
A provider is started automatically by the CIM Server when a client
requests an operation on a class that it services and the module
containing the provider is not currently disabled. The cimprovider -l
command can be used to verify that the provider module has been
loaded. The cimprovider command can be used to disable and enable
the provider module. Please see the cimprovider man page for more
information.
Stopping the Provider
The cimprovider -d command can be used to disbable all providers in
a module so that the shared library can be updated or removed. Please
refer to the cimprovider man page for more information.