CIM Schema

CIM Schema is a computer specification, part of Common Information Model standard, and created by the Distributed Management Task Force[1].

CIM Schema
StatusPublished
OrganizationDistributed Management Task Force
Related standardsWBEM, SMASH, SMI-S
Websitewww.dmtf.org/standards/cim

It is a conceptual diagram made of classes, attributes, relations between these classes and inheritances, defined in the world of software and hardware. This set of objects and their relations is a conceptual framework for describing computer elements and organizing information about the managed environment[2].

This schema is the basis of other DMTF standards such as WBEM, SMASH or SMI-S for storage management.

Extensibility

The CIM schema is object-based[3] · [4] and extensible, allowing manufacturers to represent their equipment using the elements defined in the core classes of CIM schema. For this, manufacturers provide software extensions called providers, which supplement existing classes by deriving them and adding new attributes.

Examples of common core classes
gollark: Troubling.
gollark: I kind of want to see if it would be practical to make a simple service manager allowing systemd-like easy management, except I expect there are probably a gazillion bizarre and convoluted edge cases with it.
gollark: Really? Neat,
gollark: Say, wd0gibsoc, how would you like... STRICTYAML? https://hitchdev.com/strictyaml/
gollark: Anyway, I think this has some reasonable points, but still prefer typed-ish config.

References
  1. DMTF : CIM Schema
  2. WBEM Solutions: CIM Schema
  3. CIM concepts: Object-Oriented Modeling
  4. Solaris WBEM Services Administrator's Guide: Common Information Model (CIM) Terms and Concepts
  5. Class CIM_ComputerSystem extends CIM_System
  6. Class CIM_DataFile extends CIM_LogicalFile
  7. Class CIM_Directory extends CIM_LogicalFile
  8. CIM_DiskPartition class
  9. Class CIM_DiskPartition extends CIM_GenericDiskPartition
  10. Class CIM_FIFOPipeFile extends CIM_LogicalFile
  11. CIM_OperatingSystem class
  12. Class CIM_OperatingSystem extends CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
  13. Class CIM_Process extends CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
  14. CIM_SqlTable
  15. VMware vSphere 5.1 Documentation Center: Class CIM_SqlTable
  16. VMware CIM SMASH/Server Management API Reference: Class CIM_SqlTrigger
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