Information About Common Information Model

Common Information Model (CIM) is an object-oriented information model that extends the existing standards for describing management information in a network/enterprise environment.

Note     CIM is not supported in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(1), but is supported in Cisco DCNM Release 5.2(1).

CIM messages are independent of platform and implementation because they are encoded in N Extensible Markup Language (XML). CIM consists of a specification and a schema. The specification defines the syntax and rules for describing management data and integrating with other management models. The schema provides the actual model descriptions for systems, applications, networks, and devices.

For more information about CIM, refer to the specification available through the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) website at the following URL: http://www.dmtf.org/

For further information about Cisco MDS 9000 Family support for CIM servers, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CIM Programming Reference Guide.

A CIM client is required to access the CIM server. The client can be any client that supports CIM.

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