ISO/IEC DIS 13186

DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 13186
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2009-03-27 2009-08-27

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION • МЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ПО СТАНДАРТИЗАЦИИ • ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE NORMALISATION

INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION • МЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ ЭЛЕКТРОТЕХНИЧЕСКАЯ КОММИСИЯ • COMMISSION ÉLECTROTECHNIQUE INTERNATIONALE

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This specification documents a secure and reliable interface that allows storage management systems to

identify, classify, monitor, and control physical and logical resources in a Storage Area Network.

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List of Tables.............................................................................................................................. ix

List of Figures..........................................................................................................................xxxi

1. Scope ...................................................................................................................................1

2. Definitions, Symbols, Abbreviations, and Conventions .................................................3

2.1 Definitions........................................................................................................................3

2.2 Symbols and abbreviations ...........................................................................................15

2.3 Keywords.......................................................................................................................16

2.4 Conventions ..................................................................................................................17

3. Business Overview...........................................................................................................19

3.1 Preamble .......................................................................................................................19

3.2 Business Rationale........................................................................................................19

3.3 Interface Definition ........................................................................................................20

3.4 Technology Trends........................................................................................................22

3.5 Management Environment ............................................................................................23

3.6 Architectural Objectives.................................................................................................24

3.7 Disclaimer......................................................................................................................25

4. Typographical Conventions ............................................................................................27

4.1 Deprecated Material ......................................................................................................27

4.2 Experimental Material....................................................................................................27

5. Overview............................................................................................................................29

5.1 Base Capabilities...........................................................................................................29

5.1.1. Object Oriented......................................................................................................29

5.1.2. Messaging Based ..................................................................................................31

5.2 Functionality Matrix .......................................................................................................33

5.2.1. Overview................................................................................................................33

5.2.2. Multi-Level Model Of Networked Storage Management Functionality...................33

5.2.3. FCAPS...................................................................................................................34

5.2.4. Management Functionality Within Each Level Of The Model ................................34

5.2.4.1 (Level 1) Device Level Functionality................................................................34

5.2.4.2 (Level 2) Connectivity Level Functionality .......................................................34

5.2.4.3 (Level 3) Block Level Functionality..................................................................34

5.2.4.4 (Level 4) File/Record Level Functionality ........................................................34

5.2.4.5 (Level 5) Application Level Functionality.........................................................35

5.2.5. Referring To Levels And Capabilities In The Multi-level Model .............................35

5.2.6. Functionality Descriptions in SMI-S Profiles ..........................................................35

5.3 Capabilities of This Version...........................................................................................35

5.3.1. Device Level ..........................................................................................................35

5.3.1.1 Fault Management ..........................................................................................35

5.3.1.2 Configuration Management .............................................................................35

5.3.1.3 Accounting Management.................................................................................35

5.3.1.4 Performance Management..............................................................................35

5.3.1.5 Security Management .....................................................................................35

5.3.2. Connectivity Level..................................................................................................36

5.3.2.1 Fault Management ..........................................................................................36

5.3.2.2 Configuration Management .............................................................................36

5.3.2.3 Accounting Management.................................................................................36

5.3.2.4 Performance Management..............................................................................36

5.3.2.5 Security Management .....................................................................................36

5.3.3. Block Level ............................................................................................................36

5.3.3.1 Fault Management ..........................................................................................36

5.3.3.2 Configuration Management .............................................................................36

5.3.3.3 Accounting Management.................................................................................36

5.3.3.4 Performance Management..............................................................................36

5.3.3.5 Security Management .....................................................................................36

5.3.4. File/Record Level...................................................................................................37

5.3.4.1 Fault Management ..........................................................................................37

5.3.4.2 Configuration Management .............................................................................37

5.3.4.3 Accounting Management.................................................................................37

5.3.4.4 Performance Management..............................................................................37

5.3.4.5 Security Management .....................................................................................37

5.3.5. Application Level....................................................................................................37

5.4 Operational Environment .................................................................................................................. 39

5.5 Using this Specification .................................................................................................40

5.6 Language Bindings........................................................................................................40

6. Transport and Reference Model......................................................................................41

6.1 Introduction....................................................................................................................41

6.1.1. Overview................................................................................................................41

6.1.2. Language Requirements .......................................................................................41

6.1.3. Communications Requirements.............................................................................41

6.1.4. XML Message Syntax and Semantics ...................................................................41

6.2 Transport Stack .............................................................................................................42

6.3 Reference Model ...........................................................................................................43

6.3.1. Overview................................................................................................................43

6.3.2. Roles for Interface Constituents ............................................................................43

6.3.2.1 Client ...............................................................................................................43

6.3.2.2 Agent ...............................................................................................................43

6.3.2.3 CIM Server ......................................................................................................44

6.3.2.4 Provider...........................................................................................................44

6.3.2.5 Lock Manager..................................................................................................44

6.3.2.6 Directory Server (SLP Directory Agent) ..........................................................44

6.3.3. Cascaded Agents ..................................................................................................44

7. Object Model General Information ..................................................................................45

7.1 Model Overview (Key Resources).................................................................................45

7.1.1. Overview................................................................................................................45

7.1.2. Introduction to CIM UML Notation .........................................................................45

7.2 Techniques....................................................................................................................46

7.2.1. CIM Fundamentals ................................................................................................46

7.2.2. Modeling Profiles ...................................................................................................48

7.2.3. CIM Naming...........................................................................................................49

7.2.4. Correlatable and Durable Names ..........................................................................51

7.2.4.1 Overview .........................................................................................................51

7.2.4.2 Guidelines for SCSI Logical Unit Names.........................................................52

7.2.4.3 Guidelines for Port Names ..............................................................................52

7.2.4.4 Guidelines for Storage System Names ...........................................................53

7.2.4.5 Standard Formats for Correlatable Names .....................................................54

7.2.4.6 Case Sensitivity...............................................................................................59

7.2.4.7 Testing Equality of correlatable Names...........................................................59

7.2.4.8 Operating System Device Names ...................................................................59

7.2.4.9 iSCSI Names...................................................................................................59

7.3 Health and Fault Management ......................................................................................61

7.3.1. Objectives ..............................................................................................................61

7.3.2. Overview................................................................................................................61

7.3.3. Terms.....................................................................................................................61

7.3.4. Description of Health and Fault Management .......................................................62

7.3.4.1 Operational Status and Health State (Polling).................................................62

7.3.4.2 Standard Errors and Events............................................................................63

7.3.4.3 Indications .......................................................................................................63

7.3.4.4 Event Correlation and Fault Containment .......................................................64

7.3.4.5 Fault Regions ..................................................................................................66

7.3.4.6 Examples.........................................................................................................68

7.4 Policy.............................................................................................................................73

7.4.1. Objectives ..............................................................................................................73

7.4.2. Overview................................................................................................................73

7.4.3. Policy Terms ..........................................................................................................73

7.4.4. Policy Definition .....................................................................................................74

7.4.4.1 Query Condition ..............................................................................................74

7.4.4.2 Method Action .................................................................................................74

7.4.4.3 Query Condition Result ...................................................................................74

7.4.4.4 Method Action Result ......................................................................................74

7.4.4.5 Capabilities......................................................................................................75

7.4.5. Policy Recipes .......................................................................................................75

7.5 Standard Messages ......................................................................................................77

7.5.1. Overview................................................................................................................77

7.5.2. Required Characteristics of Standard Messages...................................................77

7.5.2.1 Common Messages ........................................................................................79

7.5.2.2 Storage Messages ..........................................................................................90

7.5.2.3 Fabric Messages...........................................................................................101

7.6 Recipe Overview .........................................................................................................105

7.6.1. Recipe Definition..................................................................................................105

7.6.2. Recipe Pseudo Code Conventions......................................................................105

7.6.2.1 Overview .......................................................................................................105

7.6.2.2 General Syntax..............................................................................................105

7.6.2.3 CIM related variable and methods ................................................................106

7.6.2.4 Data Structure ...............................................................................................107

7.6.2.5 Operations.....................................................................................................107

7.6.2.6 Control Operations ........................................................................................108

7.6.2.7 Functions.......................................................................................................109

7.6.2.8 Exception Handling .......................................................................................109

7.6.2.9 Built-in Functions...........................................................................................109

7.6.2.10 Extrinsic method calls....................................................................................111

8. Normative References....................................................................................................113

8.1 Introduction to Profiles.................................................................................................115

8.1.1. Profile Content .....................................................................................................115

8.1.1.1 Profile Definition ............................................................................................115

8.1.1.2 Format for Profile Specifications ...................................................................116

9. Object Model ...................................................................................................................119

9.1 Registry of Profiles and Subprofiles ............................................................................119

9.2 Packages, Subprofiles and Profile ..............................................................................123

9.2.1. Common Profiles .................................................................................................123

9.2.1.1 Access Points Subprofile...............................................................................123

9.2.1.2 Cascading Subprofile ...................................................................................127

9.2.1.3 Cluster Subprofile (DEPRECATED)..............................................................153

9.2.1.4 Device Credentials Subprofile .......................................................................155

9.2.1.5 Extra Capacity Set Subprofile (DEPRECATED) ...........................................159

9.2.1.6 Health Package.............................................................................................161

9.2.1.7 Job Control Subprofile...................................................................................169

9.2.1.8 Location Subprofile........................................................................................181

9.2.1.9 Multiple Computer System Subprofile ...........................................................185

9.2.1.10 Physical Package Package...........................................................................197

9.2.1.11 Policy Package..............................................................................................