HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 HP Insight Management WBEM Providers on Integrit - Page 9

1 Introduction This document applies to the HP Insight Management Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) Providers for Windows Server® 2003 SP2 and Windows Server® 2008 on Integrity servers, version 6.1.0.0 (Insight Providers). This release of the Insight Providers supports Integrity servers running Windows Server® 2003 SP2 and Windows Server® 2008. For information regarding supported servers, options, and operating system versions, see Chapter 9 (page 33). Overview Many management products have been built on SNMP, a common network management technology. However, SNMP-based management solutions have a simple structure and weak security protocol relative to alternatives. These limitations prevent comprehensive, industry-standard, and secure system management. In place of SNMP, SMASH and SMI-S are secure, robust standards endorsed by the DMTF and SNIA that are quickly gaining momentum. These standards provide the foundation for future server management infrastructures. The Insight Providers are based on SMASH and SMI-S. The Insight Providers employ the set of base-level instrumentation provided by system management controllers and drivers, I/O controllers and drivers, and system firmware interfaces. These components deliver in-depth hardware management, including hardware inventory data, system state, and event notifications. The data model implemented in the Insight Providers provides industry standard compliance by conforming to DMTF, SMASH, and SMI-S profiles. The data model implemented in the Insight Providers provides industry standard compliance by conforming to DMTF, SMASH, and SMI-S profiles. Windows Management Instrumentation WMI is the Microsoft® implementation of WBEM, a set of industry-standard technologies for accessing system information in a distributed management environment. WBEM and WMI use the CIM standard to represent systems, networks, applications, devices, and other managed components in an object-oriented manner. The WMI Providers extend CIM to make Integrity-specific management data and events available to system administrators, enabling administrative tasks to be automated. For more information on WBEM and WMI, see the following websites: • WBEM (http://www.dmtf.org/standards/wbem/) • WMI (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/wmisdk/wmi/wmi_start_page.asp) • About WMI (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/wmisdk/wmi/about_wmi.asp) Overview 9