Profile Name Description
Simple Raid The profile extends the management capabilities to represent the configuration of
RAID storage. The RAID storage is modeled as collections of attributes for the
storage adaptors, physical disks, logical disks, end enclosures, and parent-child
relationships between the collections.
Service Processor The DCIM Service Processor Profile describes the properties and interfaces for
executing system management tasks related to the management of the service
processor and iDRAC.
Simple NIC The Simple NIC Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles
by adding the capability to represent the configuration of NIC network controllers.
Virtual Address Management is supported by setting attributes of VirtMacAddr,
VirtIscsiMacAddr, VirtFIPMacAddr, VirtWWN, VirtWWPN, and VirtualizationMode.
Software Inventory The Dell Software Inventory Profile extends the management capabilities of
referencing profiles by adding the capability to represent the software inventory of
system.
Software Update The Software Update Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing
profiles by adding the capability to update platform firmware or software.
DCIM_SoftwareInstallationService: installfromRepository and
DCIM_SoftwareInstallationService: GetRepoBasedUpdateList allows updates from
update repository.
Solid-state Drive (SSD) wear-level odometer: Ability to provide lifetime/wear out of
SSD drives attached to PERC controller.
DIF drive reporting: PowerEdge RAID Controller 9 (PERC 9) is adding support for PI
(Protection Information) drives. These protection fields are known as DIF (Data
Integrity Fields) and drives supporting PI are also referred to as DIF drives. The data
integrity field provides additional data robustness by providing CRC such as data
validation at every level in the RAID stack.
System Info The DCIM System Info Profile describes the properties and interfaces for executing
system management tasks related to the management of the host system.
System QuickSync The DCIM System QuickSync profile document describes the properties and
interfaces used for system management tasks related to the management of
QuickSync or NFC devices within a system.
USB device The DCIM USB Device profile describes the properties and interfaces for the system
management tasks related to the USB devices within a system.
Video The DCIM Video Profile describes the properties and interfaces for executing
system management tasks related to the management of video controllers within a
system.
Virtual Media The DCIM Virtual Media Profile describes the properties for executing system
management tasks related to managing the Virtual Media functionality.
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