1. WBEM Automatic Processor Report (WAPR)
Stephen D. Wise
CS522 Semester Project
12/09/02
Stephen D. Wise
WBEM Automatic Processor Report (WAPR)

2. WBEM Automatic Processor Report (WAPR)
What is WBEM ?
Administrators of systems running on multiple platforms have no easy way to obtain management data from different platforms
Multiple APIs
Separate consoles per management application
An initiative to provide a common look and feel for describing and sharing management information
Stephen D. Wise
WBEM Automatic Processor Report (WAPR)

3. WBEM Automatic Processor Report (WAPR)
WBEM Architecture
Server
Client
HTTP/XML
Mapping
RMI
CIM
Objects
Client
HTTP
Core Object Manager
Provider
Interface
Persistence
Interface DB
Providers
Stephen D. Wise
WBEM Automatic Processor Report (WAPR)

4. WBEM Automatic Processor Report (WAPR)
WAPR Server
Establishes socket on a remote system
Displays report provided by WAPR Client
Stephen D. Wise
WBEM Automatic Processor Report (WAPR)

5. WBEM Automatic Processor Report (WAPR)
WAPR Client
Accesses the default Namespace
Sets up Access Credentials
Obtains an Access Key to the Processor CIM Object
Sends Processor Report to WAPR Server
Stephen D. Wise
WBEM Automatic Processor Report (WAPR)

6. WBEM Automatic Processor Report (WAPR)
WAPR Report
Host Name : zeppo
Creation Class : Solaris_ComputerSystem
Device ID : 0
Clock Speed : 296 MHz
Processor Status : online
CPU Load : 10%
Stephen D. Wise
WBEM Automatic Processor Report (WAPR)

7. WBEM Automatic Processor Report (WAPR)
WBEM Resources
WBEM Services Specification for the Java Platform
WBEM Services Specification for the Solaris Platform
Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF)
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WBEM Automatic Processor Report (WAPR)

8. WBEM Automatic Processor Report (WAPR)
WBEM Resources
Storage Networking Industry Association
Caldera International, Inc. (OpenWBEM Homepage)
The Open Group (C++ WBEM Open Source)
Stephen D. Wise
WBEM Automatic Processor Report (WAPR)

9. WBEM Automatic Processor Report (WAPR)
References
Todd, Greg. What is WBEM?, Windows & .Net Magazine, July 1998
Draft SNIA CIM Object Manager, Architecture and Developers Guide
WBEM on Sun Developer’s Guide, 1999
Stephen D. Wise
WBEM Automatic Processor Report (WAPR)