HP ProLiant DL365 HP Insight Management WBEM Providers for Windows Server 2003 - Page 5

Introduction Overview This document applies to the HP Insight Management WBEM Providers for Windows Server® 2003 and Windows Server® 2008 on ProLiant servers, version 2.3.0.0 (Insight Providers). This release of the Insight Providers supports ProLiant servers running Windows Server® 2003 and Windows Server® 2008. For details regarding supported servers, options, and operating system versions, see Support information (on page 34). 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, respectively. 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 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 ProLiant-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: • CIM (http://www.dmtf.org/standards/cim) • WBEM (http://www.dmtf.org/standards/wbem/) • WMI (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394582.aspx) • About WMI (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384642(VS.85).aspx) Introduction 5