Solaris WBEM Developer's Guide
PrefaceThe Solaris WBEM Developer's Guide
explains Common Information Model (CIM) concepts. In addition, this guide
describes how to administer Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) services
in the Solaris™ operating environment.
In addition, this guide describes the Solaris Web-Based Enterprise Management
Software Developer's Kit (WBEM SDK). The WBEM SDK enables developers to create
standards-based applications that manage resources in the Solaris operating
environment. Developers can also use this toolkit to write providers, which
are programs that communicate with managed resources to access data.
The Solaris WBEM SDK includes the following items: Client application programming interfaces (APIs) for describing
and managing resources using the Distributed
Management Task Force (DMTF) Common Information Model (CIM)
Provider APIs for getting and setting dynamic data on managed
resources
Sample WBEM client and provider programs
CIM Workshop, an application written in the Java™ programming language that you can use to create and view managed
resources on a system
Who Should Use This Book
This book is for the following types of software developers:
Instrumentation developers -
Write software that communicates device information in a standard CIM format
to the CIM Object Manager through software providers.
System and network application developers - Write applications that manage the information stored
in CIM classes and instances. These people use the Solaris WBEM Services APIs to
get and set the properties of CIM instances and classes.
Before You Read This Book
This book requires a solid understanding of the following information:
Object-oriented programming concepts
The Java programming language
Common Information Model (CIM) concepts
Network management concepts
If you are unfamiliar with these areas, you might find the following
references useful:
The Java Programming Language, Second Edition,
Ken Arnold and James Gosling, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-31006-6.
The Java Class Libraries, Second Edition, Volume
1, Patrick Chan, Rosanna Lee, Douglas Kramer, Addison-Wesley,
ISBN 0-201-31002-3.
CIM Tutorial, provided by the Distributed Management Task Force
at http://www.dmtf.org/education/cimtutorial.php.
The following web sites are useful resources when working with WBEM
technologies:
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