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WebPAM User Manual
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Selected Definitions
While Promise WebPAM uses proven technologies, a few key terms
may be new to some users. Following are brief definitions of key terms
used in this manual.
CIMOM – CIMOM (Pronounced “SEE mom”) stands for Common
Information Model Object Management. Common Information Model
(CIM) is a protocol used to manage Internet-based storage. Object
Manager (OM) is server software that implements the CIM protocol.
Host – In network language, an end-user’s computer, when connected
to a network, is referred to as a Host. A Hostname consists of a PC’s
individual name and the domain to which it belongs.
In WebPAM, a Host is also called a “RAID PC”, because the Host is the
PC that manages the RAID.
WBEM – WBEM stands for Web-Based Enterprise Management. It is a
collection of Internet technologies used to manage systems and
networks throughout the enterprise. WBEM uses the CIM protocol as
the database for information about computer systems and network
devices.