Preface

The Solaris WBEM Developer's Guide explains Common Information Model (CIM) concepts. In addition, this guide describes how to administer Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) services in the Solaris^TM operating environment.

In addition, this guide describes the Solaris Web-Based Enterprise Management Software Developer's Kit (WBEM SDK). The WBEM SDK enables developers to create standards-based applications that manage resources in the Solaris operating environment. Developers can also use this toolkit to write providers, which are programs that communicate with managed resources to access data.

The Solaris WBEM SDK includes the following items:

• Client application programming interfaces (APIs) for describing and managing resources using the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) Common Information Model (CIM)

• Provider APIs for getting and setting dynamic data on managed resources

• Sample WBEM client and provider programs

• CIM Workshop, an application written in the Java^TM programming language that you can use to create and view managed resources on a system

Who Should Use This Book

This book is for the following types of software developers:

• Instrumentation developers – Write software that communicates device information in a standard CIM format to the CIM Object Manager through software providers.

• System and network application developers – Write applications that manage the information stored in CIM classes and instances. These people use the Solaris WBEM Services APIs to get and set the properties of CIM instances and classes.

Before You Read This Book

This book requires a solid understanding of the following information:

• Object-oriented programming concepts

• The Java programming language

• Common Information Model (CIM) concepts

• Network management concepts

If you are unfamiliar with these areas, you might find the following references useful:

• The Java Programming Language, Second Edition, Ken Arnold and James Gosling, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0–201–31006–6.

• 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 – http://www.dmtf.org/education/cimtutorial/reference/glossary.php

• Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) – http://www.dmtf.org

  This site discusses the latest CIM developments, provides information about various working groups, and lists contact information for extending the CIM Schema.

• Rational Software – http://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, Overview of Solaris Web-Based Enterprise Management introduces Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM), the Common Information Model (CIM), the application programming interfaces (APIs) in the Solaris WBEM SDK, and CIM Workshop.

Chapter 2, Using the CIM Object Manager 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 the Sample Programs describes the sample programs that are provided with the Solaris WBEM SDK.

Chapter 4, Writing a Client Program explains how to use the client APIs to write client programs.

Chapter 5, Writing WBEM Queries explains how to use the WBEM Query Language (WQL) and the Query APIs to write and handle queries.

Chapter 6, Writing a Provider Program explains how to use the provider APIs to write provider programs.

Chapter 7, Creating JavaBeans Components Using the MOF Compiler explains how to use the MOF compiler.

Chapter 8, Administering Security describes WBEM security mechanisms and the features that the CIM Object Manager enforces.

Chapter 9, Troubleshooting describes how to view log data and explains the error messages that are generated by components of the Solaris WBEM SDK.

Appendix A, Solaris Schema describes the MOF files that are included with the Solaris WBEM SDK.

Related Information

You might also want to refer to the following related documentation:

• Javadoc^TM reference pages – Describe the WBEM APIs. See file:/usr/sadm/lib/wbem/doc/index.html.

• CIM/Solaris Schema – Describe the CIM and Solaris Schema. See file:/usr/sadm/lib/wbem/doc/mofhtml/index.html.

• Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) Glossary – A comprehensive glossary of CIM and WBEM-related terms. See http://www.dmtf.org/education/cimtutorial/reference/glossary.php

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	To delete a file, type rm filename.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words, or terms, or words to be emphasized.	Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.

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	#