HP Insight Management WBEM Providers - Manual (Page 5)

1 Introduction
Overview
This document applies to the HP Insight Management WBEM Providers for Windows Server®
2008 and Windows Small Business Server 2011 on ProLiant servers, version 9.1 (Insight Providers).
For details regarding supported servers, options, and operating system, see the HP Insight
Management WBEM Providers 9.1.0 Hardware Support Matrix document.
Many management products have been built on SNMP, a common network management
technology. However, SNMP-based management solutions have a simple structure and weak
security protocol relative to alternatives. These limitations prevent comprehensive, industry-standard,
and secure system management.
In place of SNMP, SMASH and SMI-S are secure, robust standards endorsed by the DMTF and
SNIA, respectively. These standards provide the foundation for future server management
infrastructures.
The Insight Providers are based on SMASH and SMI-S. The Insight Providers employ the set of
base-level instrumentation provided by system management controllers and drivers, I/O controllers
and drivers, and system firmware interfaces. These components deliver in-depth hardware
management, including hardware inventory data, system state, and event notifications.
The data model implemented in the Insight Providers provides industry standard compliance by
conforming to SMASH and SMI-S profiles.
Windows Management Instrumentation
WMI is the Microsoft® implementation of WBEM, a set of industry-standard technologies for
accessing system information in a distributed management environment. WBEM and WMI use the
CIM standard to represent systems, networks, applications, devices, and other managed components
in an object-oriented manner. The WMI Providers extend CIM to make ProLiant-specific management
data and events available to system administrators, enabling administrative tasks to be automated.
For more information on WBEM and WMI, see the following websites:
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CIM ( http://www.dmtf.org/standards/cim )
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WBEM ( http://www.dmtf.org/standards/wbem/ )
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WMI ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394582.aspx )
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About WMI ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384642(VS.85).aspx )
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