CIM Schema Release Notes

This document describes the changes that have been incorporated into the CIM Schema Version release.

The experimental ZIP file contains entities that were approved for the CIM Schema Version that did not have sufficient implementation experience to be taken Final. The final ZIP file contains entities that have at least two independent implementations. Entities that are designated as final cannot be changed in a backward incompatible way between minor version releases.

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Contributions to the CIM schema have been provided through the DMTF Alliance Partnerships with the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), the Open Grid Forum (OGF) and the Printer Work Group (a Program of the IEEE-ISTO).

Installation

To install the CIM Schema:

  1. Download the ZIP files from the DMTF CIM standards page (http://www.dmtf.org/standards/cim/). The ZIP files can be found under the "CIM Schema and Specifications" section. The release contains both the experimental and final CIM Schemas.

    2. These files contain all the MOF files that are part of the CIM schema. The experimental ZIP file contains the latest experimental schema. This schema may change in a backward incompatible way based on implementation experience. The final ZIP file contains just the portions of the schema that is in a final state.

    These files contain a rendering of the CIM schema in XML into a single file.

    These files contain a rendering of the CIM schema in XML into individual files, one file per entity.

    These files contain a rendering of the CIM schema in XSD into individual files, one file per entity.

    These files contain a rendering of the CIM schema in HTML format.

    These files contain a comparison of the differences in the CIM schema rendered in HTML format. The files contain the differences between Final and Experimental, and the prior releease Experimental and and the prior release Final respectively.

    These files contains the UML representations of the CIM schema in Visio and PDF format.

  2. Unzip the downloaded files. Please be aware that the MOFs will be expanded into the directory that you specify. Subdirectories are created for each separate model area.

Schema Changes

Final

The following changes were applied to Final

Class (File) Change Request Description
Application/CIM_ArchitectureCheck.mof CIMCoreCR01218 Add numbers for new Intel processors
Device/CIM_Processor.mof CIMCoreCR01218 Add numbers for new Intel processors
User/CIM_RoleBasedAuthorizationService.mof SecurityCR00069 Remove "Required" qualifier from the AssingRoles() method's Role parameter.
Physical/CIM_Rack.mof CIMCoreCR01233 Rename retma rack unit to rack unit in CIM_Rack
Physical/CIM_ChassisInRack.mof CIMCoreCR01234 Rename retma rack unit to rack unit in CIM_ChassisInRack

Experimental

The following changes were applied to Experimental

Class (File) Change Request Description
Application/CIM_ArchitectureCheck.mof CIMCoreCR01218 Add numbers for new Intel processors
Device/CIM_Processor.mof CIMCoreCR01218 Add numbers for new Intel processors
User/CIM_RoleBasedAuthorizationService.mof SecurityCR00069 Remove "Required" qualifier from the AssingRoles() method's Role parameter.
Core/CIM_EthernetPortAllocationSettingData.mof CIMCoreCR01175 Add class CIM_EthernetPortAllcoationSettingData to CIM schema
Core/CIM_FingerprintMatchingService.mof SecurityCR00057 Creation of CIM_FingerprintMatchingService class
Core/CIM_FingerprintMatchingServiceCapabilities.mof SecurityCR00059 Creation of CIM_FingerprintMatchingServiceCapabilities class
Core/CIM_FingerprintMatchingStatistics.mof SecurityCR00056 Creation of CIM_FingerprintMatchingStatistics class
Core/CIM_LaunchInContextCapabilities.mof CIMCoreCR1197 Add CIM_LaunchInContextCapabilities.
Core/CIM_LaunchInContextSAP.mof CIMCoreCR1195 Define LaunchInContextSAP
Core/CIM_LaunchInContextService.mof CIMCoreCR1196 Define LaunchInContextService
Core/CIM_OpaqueManagementDataCapabilities.mof CIMCoreCR01224 Add property MaxInstancesSupported to class CIM_OpaqueManagementDataCapabilities.
Core/CIM_PowerManagementCapabilities.mof CIMCoreCR01225 CIM_PowerManagementCapabilities.RequestedPowerStatesSupported
Core/CIM_PowerManagementCapabilities.mof CIMCoreCR01225 CIM_PowerManagementCapabilities.RequestedPowerStatesSupported
Core/CIM_PowerUtilizationManagementCapabilities.mof CIMCoreCR01217 Add a supported method property to signify the support for ApplyPowerAllocationSettings to CIM_PowerUtilizationManagementService.
Core/CIM_PowerUtilizationManagementService.mof CIMCoreCR01167 Add extrinsic method ApplyPowerAllocationSettings to CIM_PowerUtilizationManagementService.
Core/CIM_RemoteServiceAccessPoint.mof CIMCoreCR1198 Add management to RemoteServiceAccessPoint
Core/CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData.mof CIMCoreCR01223 Add VirtualQuantityUnits property to CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData class
Core/CIM_ResourcePool.mof CIMCoreCR01212 Add MaxConsumableResource, CurrentlyConsumedResource and ConsumedResourceUnits properties to CIM_ResourcePool
Core/CIM_ScopedView.mof CIMCoreCR01222 Add CIM_ScopedView Add CIM_ScopedView
Core/CIM_StorageAllocationSettingData.mof CIMCoreCR01211 Storage specific specialization of the CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData class
Core/CIM_View.mof CIMCoreCR01214 add CIM_View class
Core\CIM_ElementView.mof CIMCoreCR01215 Add CIM_ElementView
Device/CIM_FCPort.mof CIMCoreCR01144 Add additional FCPort properties from SNIA
Device/CIM_FingerprintReader.mof SecurityCR00054 Creation of CIM_FingerprintReader class
Device/CIM_PrintAlertRecord.mof CIMCoreCR01227 Remove data format restriction in CIM_PrintAlertRecord.RecordData
Device/CIM_Processor.mof CIMCoreCR01218 Add numbers for new Intel processors
Device/CIM_TPM.mof CIMCoreCR00990 Add new class CIM_TPM.
Device/CIM_TPMCapabilities.mof CIMCoreCR01220 Add new class CIM_TPMCapabilities.
Interop/CIM_QueryCapabilities.mof WIM000008 Enhance QueryCapabilities to convey what query and filter languages are supported.
Network/CIM_IEEE8021xCapabilities.mof CIMCoreCR01054 Corrections to class CIM_IEEE8021xCapabilities
Physical/CIM_SystemBusCard.mof CIMCoreCR01151 Deprecate CIM_SystemBusCard.BusType and add CIM_SystemBusCard.BusLayout
Physical/CIM_Rack.mof CIMCoreCR01233 Rename retma rack unit to rack unit in CIM_Rack
Physical/CIM_ChassisInRack.mof CIMCoreCR01234 Rename retma rack unit to rack unit in CIM_ChassisInRack
User/CIM_AccountManagementCapabilities.mof SecurityCR00071 Add CIM_AccountManagementCapabilities.MaximumAccountsSupported
User/CIM_CertificateManagementCapabilities.mof SecurityCR00066 Modify CIM_CertificateManagementCapabilities.
User/CIM_FingerprintImage.mof SecurityCR00060 Creation of CIM_FingerprintImage class
User/CIM_FingerprintTemplate.mof SecurityCR00055 Creation of CIM_FingerprintTemplate class