A practical approach to WBEM/CIM management. (2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Practical approach to Web-Based Enterprise Management/Component Information Model; Web-Based Enterprise Management/Component Information Model
• Further Information: Note: Chris Hobbs.
• Other Names: Hobbs, Chris
• Contents: MANAGEMENT; Introduction; The Aim; The Subject; The Readership; The Book; The Moving Target; WBEM Implementations; The DMTF; Device and Service Management; Device and Service Management; Frequently-Asked Questions; WBEM and other Management Systems; WBEM and CIM; The Need for New Management Standards; Frequently-Asked Questions; STRUCTURE; The WBEM Architecture; Overview; Structure of the WBEM Server; Architectural Options; Example; Frequently-Asked Questions; CIM and mof; The Concept of a Model; Modelling Terms; "Is-A" and "Has-A" Relationships; UML for CIM; The mof Language; Frequently-Asked Questions; Standard Models; The Core and Common Models; Versions of the Model; The Logical/Physical Distinction; The Core Model; The Common Models; Frequently-Asked Questions; INTERFACES; The Client/Server Interface; Introduction; A High-Level View of the Client/Server Interface ; The Connexion/Disconnexion Phase; CIM Message Transfer; Intrinsic Methods; Extrinsic Methods; Authentication; International Support; Frequently-Asked Questions; The Listener Interface; The Indication Mechanism; Indications; Indication Filters; Handlers; Subscriptions; Listeners; Frequently-Asked Questions; PRACTICE; Building Your Own Model; The PBX Example; 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; Modelling Tips; Instances and Classes; Subclassing or Defining Types; References; Underscores in CIM Names; Keys; Overrides; CreationClassName and InstanceID; Namespaces; Boolean Qualifiers ; Frequently-Asked Questions; Writing Providers; Types of Provider; Provider/WBEM Server Interfacing; Implementing Providers: Example; Implementing Providers: General Steps; 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; Writing Clients and Listeners; What Clients are Not; Semantic Knowledge; Server-Side Client Implementation; Discovery; Operator-Side Client Implementation; Frequently-Asked Questions; Transition to WBEM/CIM; Some Upgrade Architectures; Some Theoretical Background; Implementations and Tools; WBEM Servers; Tools; Choosing WBEM Software; Home Brew; Reviewing a Bought-In Product; Open-Source; Commercial; APPENDICES; Industry Adoption of WBEM/CIM; "Is-A" and "Has-A" Relationships; FCAPS; Miscellaneous Datatypes; The Datetime Datatype; The String Datatype; The MappingStrings Qualifier; Frequently-Asked Questions; Installing openPegasus; Obtaining openPegasus; Setting Environment Variables; Compiling openPegasus; Loading the Repository; Loading an Example Application; Running the WBEM Server; Glossary; Licensing
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : Auerbach
• Publication Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 325 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 658/.054678; Business enterprises -- Computer networks; Computer networks -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management; Business enterprises -- Computer networks; Computer networks -- Management; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780203500132; 9780849323065; 0849323061
• Related ISBNs: 020350013X; 0849323061
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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