Describes the WBEM data representation schema that is now a DMTF-sponsored industry standard. CIM evolved from HMMS (HyperMedia Management Schema).
An object-oriented schema defined by the Desktop Management Task Force (DMTF). CIM is an information model guide that describes and shares management information enterprise-wide. CIM is designed for extending each management environment in which it is used.
An industry standard technique to represent systems, applications, networks, devices, and other managed components in an enterprise environment. Used by Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to access management information in an enterprise environment.
(CIM) The model that describes how to represent real-world managed objects. CIM uses an object-oriented paradigm, where managed objects are modeled using the concepts of classes and instances. The CIM is divided into the metamodel and the standard schema. The metamodel describes what types of entities make up the schema. It also defines how these entities can be combined into objects that represent real-world devices.
An implementation-neutral, object-oriented schema for describing network management information. The Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) develops and maintains CIM specifications.
The Common Information Model (CIM) is a computer industry standard for describing information-systems entities such as networks, devices, and applications in order to allow consistent management of these entities across a network independent of the entity's manufacturer or provider. Since CIM is based on an object oriented paradigm, these entities are described as objects. CIM is part of the WBEM (Web-based Enterprise Management) initiative, which is being defined by major network vendors and managed by the DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force).
In electric power distribution, the Common Information Model (CIM), a standard designed by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), aims to allow transmission network operators to exchange information about the configuration and status of the transmission network under their control.