About CIM Object Manager

During the installation of Solaris WBEM Services, the CIM Object Manager starts automatically. Generally, you do not need to stop the CIM Object Manager. However, if you change a provider program, you must stop and restart the CIM Object Manager before you can use the updated provider.

Solaris WBEM Services provides one way to stop the CIM Object Manager and two ways to restart it. Use the init.wbem command to stop the CIM Object Manager. Use the init.wbem command to restart the CIM Object Manager between sessions, or use the cimom command to restart the CIM Object Manager on a specific host or view the version of the CIM Object Manager.

To stop a running CIM Object Manager or restart a stopped CIM Object Manager, you must be logged in as root. For information about stopping the CIM Object Manager, see "Stopping the CIM Object Manager". For information about restarting the CIM Object Manager after it has been stopped, see "Restarting the CIM Object Manager".