SBLIM CIM Client - 1.3.3 - Public API Specification

The SBLIM CIM Client is a class library that provides access to CIM servers using the CIM Operations over HTTP protocol defined by the DMTF.

Packages containing the public API of the CIM&SLP Client

Packages containing the internal implementation

Other Packages

org.sblim.slp
org.sblim.slp.example
org.sblim.slp.internal
org.sblim.wbem.cim
org.sblim.wbem.cimclient.sample
org.sblim.wbem.cimxml
org.sblim.wbem.client
org.sblim.wbem.client.indications
org.sblim.wbem.client.operations
org.sblim.wbem.http
org.sblim.wbem.http.io
org.sblim.wbem.util
org.sblim.wbem.xml
org.sblim.wbem.xml.parser
The SBLIM CIM Client is a class library that provides access to CIM servers using the CIM Operations over HTTP protocol defined by the DMTF. The package contains an IETF RFC 2614 compliant SLP client for CIM service discovery. Backward Compatibility
Run Time Requirements
Build Time Requirements
Getting Started
Related Documentation on the web
SBLIM Development Process Documentation
Documentation Conventions
Terminology

Backward Compatibility

The public API of the CIM&SLP Clients (see the tables above) will be downward compatible across minor version changes (i.e. when the second version number changes). There is no downward compatibility guarantee for the internal implementation packages for any version change.

Run Time Requirements

Build Time Requirements

Getting Started

Related Documentation on the web

SBLIM Development Process Documentation

see here

Documentation Conventions

Terminology

The following terminology is used in the documentation of the SBLIM CIM Client. As a DMTF Glossary document evolves, this terminology will be drawn from there, over time.

CIM object related terms

 

 

 

 

Terms denoting specific kinds of CIM classes:

 

 

 

Phrases denoting whether the objects are the objects in the CIM server or their local copies:

Note: These phrases can be used with all the object related terms above.

 

 

CIM object naming related terms

Terms for specific kinds of CIM object paths:

Phrases describing the uniqueness scope of object paths:

Note: These phrases can be used with all the path related terms above.

CIM class/instance member related terms

Phrases defining the set of elements in a class or instance:

Note: These phrases are stated for properties but are equally valid for references and methods.

Other terms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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