Introduction

Providers

Instance Providers

On request, an SFM instance provider dynamically queries the local or remote system for the property information described in Table 1-1 and reports the information to the CIMOM.

Table 1-1

Instance Providers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instance Provider

 

Description

 

 

 

 

CPU

The CPU Instance Provider gathers the

 

 

following types of information:

 

 

• Logical processor information, such as:

 

 

—

Current clock speed

 

 

—

Processor family

 

 

—

Processor status information,

 

 

 

including configuration and

 

 

 

deconfiguration, failure status, and

 

 

 

active and inactive status

 

 

—

Load percentage

 

 

• Physical processor chip information,

 

 

such as chip revisions and architecture

 

 

revisions

 

 

• Location details, such as:

 

 

— Location attributes such as cabinet

 

 

 

number, cell number, slot number,

 

 

 

and so on. Only information for

 

 

 

filled slots is available.

 

 

—

Processor IDs

 

 

The CPU Instance Provider depends on the

 

 

EMS Wrapper Provider to update the

 

 

processor inventory.

 

 

 

 

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