Using The Ws-Man Interface - Dell iDRAC6 User Manual

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 DMTF profiles and Dell extension
profiles.
WS-Management Features
The WS–Management specification promotes interoperability between
management applications and managed resources. By identifying a core set of
Web service specifications and usage requirements to expose a common set of
operations that are central to all systems management, WS–Management has
the ability to:
• DISCOVER the presence of management resources and navigate between
them
• GET, SET, CREATE, and DELETE individual management resources,
such as settings and dynamic values
• ENUMERATE the contents of containers and collections, such as large
tables and logs
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