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Using the WS-MAN Interface

Web Services for Management (WS–MAN) is a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)–based protocol used for systems management. WS–MAN provides an interoperable protocol for devices to share and exchange data across networks. iDRAC6 uses WS–MAN to convey Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) Common Information Model (CIM)–based management information; the CIM information defines the semantics and information types that can be manipulated in a managed system. The Dell–embedded server platform management interfaces are organized into profiles, where each profile defines the specific interfaces for a particular management domain or area of functionality. Additionally, Dell has defined a number of model and profile extensions that provide interfaces for additional capabilities.

The data available through WS-MAN is provided by the iDRAC6 instrumentation interface mapped to the following DMTF profiles and Dell extension profiles:

Supported CIM Profiles

Table 10-1. Standard DMTF

Standard DMTF

1 Base Server

Defines CIM classes for representing the host server.

2 Service Processor:

Contains the definition of CIM classes for representing the iDRAC6.

NOTE: The Base Server profile (above) and the Service Processor profile are autonomous in a sense that the objects they describe aggregate all the other CIM objects defined in component profiles.

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