Preface

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 Solaris^TM 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.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for system administrators who manage WBEM-enabled networks and systems, by running existing WBEM applications or writing new applications.

Before You Read This Book

This book requires knowledge of these topics:

• Object-oriented programming concepts

• Java^TM 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.

How This Book Is Organized

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.

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.com^SM 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.

Typographic Conventions

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.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

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
C shell prompt	machine_name%
C shell superuser prompt	machine_name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt	$
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt	#