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Glossary
The following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations , and
acronyms used in this guide.
ASF
Abbreviation for Alert Standard Format—Defines remote control and alerting
interfaces for operating system absent environments.
BIOS
Acronym for basic input/output system. BIOS refers to the software code run by
a system when first powered on. The primary function of BIOS is to prepare the
system so that other software programs stored on various media (such as hard drives,
floppies, and CDs) can load, execute, and assume control of the system.
Thisprocess is known as booting up.
BIOS can also be said to be a coded program embedded on a chip that recognises
and controls various devices that make up the system.
CIM
Acronym for Common Information Model
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the CIM Schema is a conceptual
schema that defines how the managed elements in an IT environment (for
instance Computers or Storage Area Networks) are represented as a common set
of objects and relationships between them. CIM is extensible in order to allow
product specific extensions to the common definition of these managed elements.
CIM uses a model based upon UML to define the CIM Schema.
CIMOM
Acronym for CIM Object Manager. The WMI management infrastructure
includes the CIM Object Manager, which is the interface and manipulation point
for CIM objects and information. It acts as a facilitator in gathering information
and manipulating object properties. The CIMOM stores data in an area called
the WMI repository.