Practical Approach to WBEM/CIM Management Book

Sect. I	Management
1	Introduction	3
2	Device and Service Management	7
3	WBEM and Other Management Systems	17
Sect. II	Structure
4	The WBEM Architecture	33
5	CIM and mof	47
6	Standard Models	87
Sect. III	Interfaces
7	The Client/Server Interface	123
8	The Listener Interface	151
Sect. IV	Practice
9	Building Your Own Model	167
10	Modelling Tips	189
11	Writing Providers	201
12	Implementing Providers: Example	211
13	Writing Clients and Listeners	247
14	Transition to WBEM/CIM	259
15	Implementations and Tools	269
16	Choosing WBEM Software	279
Sect. V	Appendices
App. A	Industry Adoption	285
App. B	"Is-A" and "Has-A" Relationships	289
App. C	FCAPS	297
App. D	Miscellaneous Datatypes	299
App. E	The MappingStrings Qualifier	301
App. F	Installing openPegasus	303
	App. G: Glossary	307
	App. H: Licencing	313
	Index	315