Solaris 8 System Administration Supplement

Chapter 4 Managing Desktops, Devices, and Networks With WBEM

The Solaris WBEM Services Administrator's Guide has been updated with the following information for the 10/00 and 1/01 releases.

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For the most current man pages, use the man command. The Solaris 8 Update release man pages include new feature information that is not in the Solaris 8 Reference Manual Collection.

Changes to the Solaris WBEM Services Administrator's Guide

Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) includes standards for web-based management of systems, networks, and devices on multiple platforms. This standardization enables system administrators to manage desktops, devices, and networks.

Table 4–1 Changes to WBEM


The following is an overview of new information in the 10/00 Update release.	Appendix B was updated to include the following: Description of the `Solaris_CIMOM1.0.mof` file. This file contains a description of all the system properties that the CIM Object Manager uses. The `Solaris_Device1.0.mof` file was expanded to include the description of the new `Solaris_Printer` and other printing definition classes, and the `Solaris_TimeZone` class. For details refer to the Solaris_Schema appendix.
The following is an overview of new information provided in the 1/01 Update release.	Chapter 2, CIM Object Manager, was updated as follows: Updated description of `init.wbem` command, which now starts the Solaris Management Console (SMC) server as well as the CIM Object Manager. Added section that describes how to upgrade the CIM Object Manager repository. Chapter 3, Administering Security, is updated to refer the user to Solaris Management Console (SMC) for implementing role-based access control (RBAC). Chapter 5, System Logging, was updated as follows: `wbemlogviewer` application replaced with Solaris Management Console (SMC) Log Viewer. Appendix B, The Solaris Schema, was updated as follows: The `Solaris_SerialPortSetting` class moved from the `Solaris_Core1.0.mof` file to the `Solaris_Device1.0.mof` file. Description of the `Solaris_Application1.0.mof` file was changed, which removed this package attribute: `Package Status`. One patch attribute was added: `Packages`. Description of the `Solaris_System1.0.mof` file updated, which added a complete list of classes that were defined in this file. Added description of new `Solaris_Network1.0.mof` file. Added description of new `Solaris_Users1.0.mof` file.