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DMTF Tutorial > Technology
Overview > Technology Diagram
DMTF technologies are designed as building blocks. When used in conjunction they enable solving real world problems for distributed enterprise management.
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Technology Diagram
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Common Information Model (CIM)
The Common Information Model (CIM) is the foundation for the DMTF technology solution to distributed enterprise management. CIM is an object-oriented management information model based on UML which provides a conceptual framework for describing management data. The CIM Infrastructure Specification defines the meta schema, syntax, rule and Managed Object Format (MOF). The MOF syntax is based on the Interface Definition Language (IDL) and provides a way to describe CIM Object definitions in a textual form. The CIM Schema provides a common conceptual framework needed to describe a managed environment.
Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM)
Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) is a set of management and Internet standard technologies developed to unify the management of distributed computing environments. WBEM provides the ability to exchange CIM information in an interoperable and efficient manner. WBEM includes protocols, query languages, discovery mechanisms, mappings, and anything else needed to exchange CIM information.
Profiles
A Profile is a specification that defines the CIM model and associated behavior for a management domain. The CIM model includes the CIM classes, associations, indications, methods, and properties. The management domain is a set of related management tasks. A Profile is uniquely identified by name, organization name, and version.
Management Initiatives
An Initiative is designed to deliver a solution for a specific area of a vertical market. An Initiative includes a set of Profiles and a reference to the applicable WBEM specifications to address a specific area of management. Examples are the DMTF Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware (SMASH) Initiative for managing servers, and the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Storage Management Initiative (SMI).
The rest of this tutorial details these technologies.
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