Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide - Page 226
VMWare ESX 3i Management through CIM and CMPI, Differences in MSM for VMware ESXi
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6.4.3.2 VMWare ESX 3i Management through CIM and CMPI Management of VMWare ESX 3i is possible only through a Common Information Model (CIM) provider. It is not possible to install anything on the VMWare ESX3i system, so management is performed through MSM installed on a remote machine (Linux/Windows). VMWare ESX 3i comes with the Small Footprint CIM Broker (CFCB) CIM Object Manager (or CIMOM). A CIMOM manages communication between providers, which interact with the hardware, and a CIM client, where the administrator manages the system. SFCB supports Common Manageablity Programming Interface (CMPI)style providers. CMPI defines a common standard used to interface Manageability Instrumentation (providers, instrumentation) to Management Brokers (CIM Object Manager). CMPI standardizes Manageability Instrumentation, which allows you to write and build instrumentation once and run it in different CIM environments (on one platform). 6.4.3.3 Differences in MSM for VMware ESXi The following are some of the differences in the MSM utility when you manage a VMWare server. 1. The following limitations apply to the system information exposed through the application: - Only the IP address and the Host name display. - The operating system type and the operating system architecture do not appear. - There is no support for the controller health information. The following are the MSM screens affected: - Initial MSM framework (hosts) discovery screen: No health information or operating system type display. - Server property page: Only the IP address and the Host name display; the operating system type and operating system architecture do not display. 2. Authentication support: 6-18 MegaRAID Storage Manager Overview and Installation
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