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6.4.3.2 VMWare ESX 3i Management through CIM and CMPI
6.4.3.3 Differences in MSM for VMware ESXi
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Management of VMWare ESX 3i is possible only through a Common
Information Model (CIM) provider. It is not possible to install anything on
the VMWare ESX3i system, so management is performed through MSM
installed on a remote machine (Linux/Windows).
VMWare ESX 3i comes with the Small Footprint CIM Broker (CFCB) CIM
Object Manager (or CIMOM). A CIMOM manages communication
between providers, which interact with the hardware, and a CIM client,
where the administrator manages the system.
SFCB supports Common Manageablity Programming Interface (CMPI)-
style providers. CMPI defines a common standard used to interface
Manageability Instrumentation (providers, instrumentation) to
Management Brokers (CIM Object Manager). CMPI standardizes
Manageability Instrumentation, which allows you to write and build
instrumentation once and run it in different CIM environments (on one
platform).
The following are some of the differences in the MSM utility when you
manage a VMWare server.
1. The following limitations apply to the system information exposed
through the application:
– Only the IP address and the Host name display.
– The operating system type and the operating system architecture
do not appear.
– There is no support for the controller health information.
The following are the MSM screens affected:
– Initial MSM framework (hosts) discovery screen: No health
information or operating system type display.
– Server property page: Only the IP address and the Host name
display; the operating system type and operating system
architecture do not display.
2. Authentication support:
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