HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node HP 3PAR CIM API Programming Reference (OS 3.1.2 - Page 13

Displaying the CIM Server Version The CIM Server version can be displayed using the showcim command as shown previously, or by using the showversion -a command. # showversion -a Release version 3.1.2 (MU2) Patches: None Component Name CLI Server CLI Client System Manager Kernel TPD Kernel Code CIM Server Version 3.1.2 (MU2) 3.1.2 (MU2) 3.1.2 (MU2) 3.1.2 (MU2) 3.1.2 (MU2) 3.1.2 (MU2) Communicating with the CIM Server Several methods of communicating with the CIM Server are listed as follows: Client Software We do not provide client software, but commercial and open source CIM client software packages are readily available. Table 4 (page 13) lists some of the available tools and packages. Table 4 Available Client Software Tools and Packages Tool or Package CIMNavigator WBEM Services Ultimate CIM Description URL CimNavigator is a graphical browser tool written in Java that can be used to manipulate CIM objects hosted on CIMOMs on remote or local computers. We use this tool for internal development and testing. http://www.cimnavigator.com/ The WBEM Services project is an open-source Java implementation of Web Based Enterprise Management. This project consists of APIs, server and client applications and tools. http://wbemservices.sourceforge.net Ultimate CIM is the Eclipse plug-in that http://sourceforge.net/projects/ enables developers to explore ultimatecim/ CIMOM, walk associations, execute WQL queries, graphically view class hierarchy and more. Sending Client Requests Management clients send requests to the CIM Server. A valid client request must include: • A properly formed HTTP header. • A request must be addressed to the CIM Server on an HP 3PAR Storage System. • This address consists of an IP Address and the appropriate TCP port for either HTTP or HTTPS as shown in the table that follows: Protocol HTTP HTTPS TCP Port 5988 (default value) 5989 (default value) Displaying the CIM Server Version 13