The Solaris WBEM Services Administration Guide explains Common Information Model (CIM) concepts and describes how to administer Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) services in the SolarisTM operating environment.
Solaris WBEM Services software makes it easier for software developers to create management applications that run on Solaris and makes the Solaris operating environment easier to manage.
This book is intended for system administrators who manage WBEM-enabled networks and systems, by running existing WBEM applications or writing new applications.
This book requires knowledge of these topics:
Object-oriented programming concepts
JavaTM programming
WBEM Common Information Model (CIM) concepts
Network management concepts
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) concepts, if you intend to configure and use the SNMP Adapter for WBEM
If you are unfamiliar with these topics, you might find the following references useful:
Java How to Program, H. M. Deitel and P. J. Deitel, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0–13–263401–5.
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:
CIM Tutorial Glossary – www.dmtf.org/education/cimtutorial/reference/glossary.php
Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) – www.dmtf.org
This site discusses the latest developments about CIM, provides information about various working groups, and lists contact information about extending the CIM Schema.
Rational Software – www.rational.com/uml
This site contains documentation about the Unified Modeling Language (UML) and the Rose CASE tool.
Chapter 1, WBEM and Solaris WBEM Services (Overview) provides an overview of Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) and Solaris WBEM Services.
Chapter 2, Using the CIM Object Manager (Tasks) describes the CIM Object Manager. This chapter covers how to start and how to stop the CIM Object Manager and how to upgrade the CIM Object Manager Repository.
Chapter 3, Using SNMP Services for WBEM (Tasks) describes SNMP Services for WBEM, which includes the SNMP Adapter for WBEM and the SNMP Provider. Intended for use by system administrators, the SNMP Adapter for WBEM enables Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) management applications to access system management information that is provided by Solaris WBEM Services. The SNMP Provider is a software component that provides information about managed elements to the CIM Object Manager, including configuration information about an SNMP device.
Chapter 4, Administering Security (Tasks) describes WBEM security mechanisms, security features, and how to set access rights for namespaces and users.
Chapter 5, Viewing System Log Data (Tasks) describes how to view log data.
The docs.sun.comSM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.
The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
Table P–1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or Symbol |
Meaning |
Example |
---|---|---|
AaBbCc123 | The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 | What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
AaBbCc123 | Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
The command to remove a file is rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new words or terms, or words to be emphasized |
Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. Do not save the file. |
The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P–2 Shell Prompts
Shell |
Prompt |
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C shell prompt | machine_name% |
C shell superuser prompt | machine_name# |
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt | $ |
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt | # |