wbem(5)
NAME
wbem - Web-Based Enterprise Management
DESCRIPTION
Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) is a set of manage-
ment and Internet-related technologies intended to unify the
management of enterprise computing environments. Developed
by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF), WBEM
enables organizations to deliver an integrated set of
standards-based management tools that support and promote
World Wide Web technology. The DMTF has developed a set of
standards that make up WBEM. This set of standards includes:
o Common Information Model (CIM) - an object-oriented
data model that describes the overall management of
information in an enterprise network environment. CIM
consists of a CIM specification and a CIM schema:
CIM Specification
Consists of the language and methodology that
describes management data.
CIM Schema
Provides actual model descriptions of systems,
applications, large area networks, and devices.
The CIM Schema enables applications from dif-
ferent developers on different platforms to
describe management data in a standard format.
As a result, a variety of management applica-
tions can share this information.
o CIM Operations Over HyperText Transport Protocol
(HTTP) 1.1 is a transport mechanism that maps CIM
operations to HTTP to allow implementations of CIM to
interoperate in an open, standardized manner.
CIM Operations Over HTTP 1.1 uses eXtensible Markup
Language (XML), which is a markup language that
represents management information in textual form.
In addition to the XML representation, CIM information is
also represented textually by the managed object format
(MOF). These MOF representations are typically stored as
text files that developers compile into a CIM Object
Manager.
EXTENDED DESCRIPTION
WBEM Tools and Services
Tools and services that enable developers to create and Ser-
vices management applications and instrumentation that
manage heterogeneous computer environments include:
o Solaris WBEM Services 2.5
o Solaris WBEM Software Development Kit 2.5
Solaris WBEM Services 2.5
These services consist of a set of value-added Services 2.5
components. These services make it easier for developers to
create management applications that run in the Solaris
operating environment. They also make the Solaris operating
environment easier to manage. Solaris WBEM Services 2.5 con-
sists of:
o CIM Object Manager, CIM Repository, and MOF Compiler
o CIM and Solaris Schema, which is an extension schema
of CIM. CIM and Solaris Schema is a collection of CIM
classes that describe managed elements in the Solaris
operating environment. These classes are available
from the CIM Object Manager at start up.
o Solaris Providers, which are programs that communicate
information between the Solaris operating environment
and the CIM Object Manager (providers get and set
"dynamic" information about managed elements, acting
as an intermediary between the CIM Object Manager and
the managed elements).
Solaris software providers have been developed for a variety
of areas: users, roles, file systems, and network configura-
tion, for example. A remote provider is also available to
distribute agents away from the CIM Object Manager when
required. Because of the incremental development capabili-
ties of the WBEM instrumentation framework, developers can
progressively and consistently add more providers for addi-
tional Solaris software services.
o SNMP Adapter for WBEM, which enables Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) management applications to
access system management information that is provided
by Solaris WBEM Services. Used with the Solstice
Enterprise Agent (SEA) Master Agent snmpdx(1M), the
SNMP Adapter for WBEM maps SNMP requests into
equivalent WBEM Common Information Model (CIM) proper-
ties or instances.
The SNMP Adapter for WBEM also remaps the response
from the CIM Object Manager into an SNMP response,
which is returned to the management application.
A mapping file contains the corresponding Object Identifier
(OID), class name, property name, and Abstract Syntax Nota-
tion One (ASN.1) type for each object. Developers can create
their own mapping files.
o SNMP Provider, which enables WBEM services to deliver
SNMP information.
Solaris WBEM Software Development Kit 2.5
This kit consists of a set of key application Software
development tools that make it easier for developers to
write management applications that can communicate with any
WBEM-enabled management device. The Solaris WBEM Software
Development Kit includes examples, documentation, and CIM
Workshop, a graphical user interface through which develop-
ers can view and create classes and instances, through the
remote method invocation (RMI) or the XML/HTTP protocol.
Developers can also use this kit to write providers, which
are programs that communicate with managed elements to
access data.
All management applications that developers create with the
Solaris WBEM Software Development Kit run on the Java plat-
form. The Solaris 9 WBEM Software Development Kit installs
and runs in version 1.4 of the Java environment. Developers
can use the kit to write standalone applications or applica-
tions that run in conjunction with Solaris WBEM Services.
The Solaris WBEM Software Development Kit is described in
the Solaris WBEM SDK Development Guide. Javadoc for the WBEM
application programming interface is located at
/usr/sadm/lib/wbem/doc/index.html.
Compatibility of Solaris WBEM Services with Existing Protocols
Adapters and converters enable Solaris WBEM Services of
Solaris to work compatibly with existing protocols by map-
ping WBEM information to these protocols. One such protocol
is Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
Legacy management applications can administer WBEM-enabled
software in the Solaris operating environment. Developers
can write agents or providers that convert information from
these protocols to WBEM, and they can write adapters that
convert WBEM information into these protocols.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
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| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
| ___________________________|_____________________________|__
| Availability | SPARC and x86 |
| ___________________________|_____________________________|__
| Architecture | SUNWwbapi, SUNWwbcor|
| | SUNWwbcou, SUNWwbdev|
| | SUNWwbdoc, SUNWwbpro |
| ____________________________|_____________________________|_
| CSI | Enabled |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
SEE ALSO
appletviewer(1), cimworkshop(1M), init.wbem(1M),
mofcomp(1M), mofreg(1M), snmpdx(1M), wbemadmin(1M),
wbemconfig(1M), wbemlogviewer(1M), attributes(5)
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