Using Namespaces

Before writing an application, you need to understand the CIM concept of a namespace. A namespace is a directory-like structure that can contain other namespaces, classes, instances, and qualifier types. The names of objects within a namespace must be unique. All operations are performed within a namespace. The installation of Solaris WBEM Services creates two namespaces:

• root\cimv2 - Contains the default CIM classes that represent objects on the system on which Solaris WBEM Services is installed. This is the default namespace.

• root\security - Contains the security classes

When an application connects to the CIM Object Manager, it must either connect to the default namespace (root\cimv2) or specify another namespace, for example, root\security or a namespace you created.

Once connected to the CIM Object Manager in a particular namespace, all subsequent operations occur within that namespace. An application can connect to a namespace within a namespace. This is similar to changing to a subdirectory within a directory. Once the application connects to the new namespace, all subsequent operations occur within that namespace.