HP WBEM Services Version A.02.07 Release Notes, September 2008

Announcement
The following information is for Version A.02.07 of HP WBEM Services.
HP WBEM Services for is available from http://software.hp.com.
As the HP-UX implementation of the DMTF WBEM standard, the HP WBEM Services
product enables management solutions that deliver increased control of enterprise
resources at reduced cost. WBEM (Web-Based Enterprise Management) is a platform
and resource-independent DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force) standard that
defines a common information model and communication protocol for monitoring and
controlling resources from diverse sources.
WBEM is defined by the following standards:
• Common Information Model (CIM): CIM is an object-oriented information model
for describing managed resources. A CIM object is a representation of a managed
resource. CIM objects with similar properties and purposes are represented as
CIM classes. A CIM instance is a representation of a managed object that belongs
to a particular class. CIM objects can be shared by any WBEM-enabled system or
applications. The definitions of CIM classes are grouped into meaningful collections
called schemas.
MOF (Managed Object Format) is the language for defining CIM classes and
instances. MOF files are ASCII files that use the MOF language to describe CIM
objects.
• Representation of CIM in XML: XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is a markup
language for describing data on the web. The DMTF defines a standard for the
representation of CIM elements and messages in XML. Because CIM-XML provides
a standard way of describing data, any WBEM client can access CIM data on any
WBEM-enabled system.
• CIM Operations over HTTP: The CIM Operations over HTTP Specification defines
the way HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is used to transport the CIM
information.
System Administrators benefit from the deployment of HP WBEM Services in the
reduced cost and greater choice in operating homogeneous and heterogeneous IT
environments. HP WBEM Services further supports HP’s efforts to deliver
multi-platform, multi-operating system management tools that leverage the existing
training and knowledge base of today’s IT staff, while positioning for heterogeneous
environments that may be part of your IT plans. In homogeneous environments, WBEM
still offers the advantages of exposing management information and capabilities in a
standard way, regardless of architecture or platform specifics (for example, PA-RISC
and IPF).
The product includes a set of providers that allow management applications to access
information about managed resources in the operating environment.
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