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A SNIA Subprofile can be referenced by a SNIA Profile to allow optional inclusion of additional capability. Some Subprofiles are applicable to many different types of SNIA Profiles. SMI-S 1.1.0 identifies such Subprofiles as Common Subprofiles. They are

  • Access Points - allows a Client to remotely manage the elements of the referencing Profile using a Web browser, telnet or other interface
  • Device Credentials - allows a Client to change the shared secret (i.e., password) that is used to control access to the devices of the referencing Profile
  • Job Control - allows a Client to asynchronously monitor a long running operation in the referencing Profile
  • Location - allows a Client to retrieve information about the physical location of the device or element managed by the referencing Profile
  • Multiple Computer System - allows a Client to retrieve configuration information about devices in the referencing Profile that have redundancy and fault tolerant characteristics
  • Software - allows a Client to retrieve information about the software or firmware installed on the device or element managed by the referencing Profile

SMI-S 1.1.0 identifies two other groups of Common Subprofiles that apply to a smaller set of Profiles. The Common Target Ports Subprofiles apply to Profiles that manage the generic SCSI capabilities and transport-specific aspects of target storage systems such as disk arrays and tape libraries. They are

  • SPI Target Ports - allows a Client to retrieve information about parallel SCSI ports
  • FC Target Ports - allows a Client to retrieve information about Fibre Channel ports

The Common Initiator Ports Subprofiles apply to Profiles that manage the generic SCSI capabilities and transport-specific aspects for hosts and storage systems to discover and make connections to connected storage such as physical disks and external devices. They are

  • FC Initiator Ports  - allows a Client to retrieve information about Fibre Channel ports

 

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