About This Guide And Your Product; Explanation Of Symbols And Notes - Dell PowerVault ML6000 Reference Manual

This reference guide provides a high-level overview of Storage Management Initiative-Specification (SMI-S)
and the Common Information Model (CIM) for use with the PowerVault™ ML6000 libraries. It describes how
to use CIM and Managed Object Format (MOF) files to obtain physical and logical entity information from
your library, and how to use CIM indications to monitor the status of the library.
This reference guide is written for management application developers and system administrators who have
a working knowledge of SMI-S. Readers should be able to understand and use intrinsic methods supported
by CIM, and should also understand Unified Modeling Language (UML).
For information about integrating SMI-S into a management application, contact your software vendor. For
more information about SMI-S, refer to the Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA) website at
www.snia.org.

Explanation of Symbols and Notes

The following symbols appear throughout this document to highlight important information.
WARNING: A WARNING INDICATES A POTENTIAL FOR PROPERTY
DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of
data if instructions are not followed.
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your
system.
Dell PowerVault ML6000 SMI-S Reference Guide

About This Guide and Your Product

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