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CIM Schema Common Models
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The Common Models are information models that capture
notions that are common to particular management areas, but independent
of a particular technology or implementation. The classes, associations,
properties and methods in the Common Models are intended to provide
a view of the area that is detailed enough to use as a basis for
program design and, in some cases, implementation. Extensions are
added below the Common Models in platform-specific additions that
supply concrete classes and implementations of the Common Models'
classes. As the Common Models are extended, they will offer a broader
range of information. The Core and Common Models together are referred
to as the CIM Schema.
The DMTF is continually working on new Common Models which, over
time, will help streamline the development process and add to the
value proposition of CIM and WBEM. The Common Models for CIM Schema 2.10 are:
Each of the Common Models are discussed in the following pages.
It is important that developers working with CIM understand the data
they wish to manage as well as gain an understanding of the various
Common Information Models with similar concepts.
Developers are not required to take entire Common Models intact. It is
expected that they will leverage the hierarchies applicable to their development
needs. It is important to note that subclasses have specific semantics
(such as ManagedSystemElement) and inherit all properties, methods
and associations from classes defined higher in the class hierarchy. It is
also valuable for developers to understand "rendering" and "infrastructure".
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