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A Practical Approach to WBEM[s]CIM Management

ISBN: 849323061
EAN: N/A

Year: 2006
Pages: 152

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• Table of Contents
• BackCover
• A Practical Approach to WBEMCIM Management
• Preface
• Section I: Management
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• The Subject
• The Readership
• The Book
• The Moving Target
• WBEM Implementations
• The DMTF
• Chapter 2: Device and Service Management
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Chapter 3: WBEM and Other Management Systems
• The Need for New Management Standards
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Section II: Structure
• Chapter 4: The WBEM Architecture
• Structure of the WBEM Server
• Architectural Options
• Example
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Chapter 5: CIM and mof
• Modelling Terms
• Is-A and Has-A Relationships
• UML for CIM
• The mof Language
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Chapter 6: Standard Models
• Versions of the Model
• The LogicalPhysical Distinction
• The Core Model
• The Common Models
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Section III: Interfaces
• Chapter 7: The ClientServer Interface
• A Survey of the ClientServer Interface
• The ConnectionDisconnection Phase
• CIM Message Transfer
• Intrinsic Methods
• Extrinsic Methods
• Authentication
• International Support
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Chapter 8: The Listener Interface
• Indications
• Indication Filters
• Handlers
• Subscriptions
• Listeners
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Section IV: Practice
• Chapter 9: Building Your Own Model
• Commercial Decisions
• Deciding What to Model
• Modelling Guidelines
• Constraints on Our Models
• Naming the Schema
• Positioning the PBX Class
• Modelling the PBX s Components
• Modelling the Statistics
• Modelling the Events
• Modelling the Services
• Adding Unnecessary Classes
• Adding Properties
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Chapter 10: Modelling Tips
• Subclassing or Defining Types
• References
• Underscores in CIM Names
• Keys
• Overrides
• CreationClassName and InstanceID
• Namespaces
• Boolean Qualifiers
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Chapter 11: Writing Providers
• Types of Provider
• ProviderWBEM Server Interfacing
• Chapter 12: Implementing Providers: Example
• The Example
• A Brief Introduction to openPegasus
• Step 1: Write and Compile the mof
• Step 2: Write the Provider Code
• Step 3: Tie the Provider Code to the PBX Class
• Invoking the Providers
• Implementing Indication Providers
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Chapter 13: Writing Clients and Listeners
• Semantic Knowledge
• Server-Side Client Implementation
• Discovery
• Operator-Side Client Implementation
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Chapter 14: Transition to WBEMCIM
• Some Upgrade Architectures
• Some Theoretical Background
• Chapter 15: Implementations and Tools
• WBEM Servers
• Tools
• Chapter 16: Choosing WBEM Software
• Reviewing a Bought-In Product
• Open Source
• Commercial
• Section V: Appendices
• Appendix A: Industry Adoption
• Appendix B: Is-A and Has-A Relationships
• Appendix C: FCAPS
• Appendix D: Miscellaneous Datatypes
• The string Datatype
• Appendix E: The MappingStrings Qualifier
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Appendix F: Installing openPegasus
• Obtaining openPegasus
• Setting Environment Variables
• Compiling openPegasus
• Loading the Repository
• Loading an Example Application
• Running the WBEM Server
• Appendix G: Glossary
• Appendix H: Licencing
• openPegasus Code
• Index
• Index_B
• Index_C
• Index_D
• Index_E
• Index_F
• Index_G
• Index_H
• Index_I
• Index_J
• Index_K
• Index_L
• Index_M
• Index_N
• Index_O
• Index_P
• Index_Q
• Index_R
• Index_S
• Index_T
• Index_U
• Index_V
• Index_W
• Index_X
• Index_Z
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Summaries