How Subscriptions are Created

A client application can subscribe to be notified of CIM events. A subscription is a declaration of interest in one or more streams of indications. Currently, providers cannot subscribe for event indications.

An application that subscribes for indications of CIM events describes:

• Which events in which it is interested.

• What action the CIM Object Manager should take when the events occur.

The occurrence of an event is represented as an instance of one of the subclasses of the CIM_Indication class. An indication is generated only when a client subscribes for the event. If no provider delivers the event for which a client subscribes, the subscription will fail.