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.

  3. 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 RequestDescription
Application/CIM_Action.mofCIMCoreCR01184Add new Operating System type enumerations to OSTypes include file
Application/CIM_Check.mofCIMCoreCR01184Add new Operating System type enumerations to OSTypes include file
Application/CIM_SoftwareElement.mofCIMCoreCR01184Add new Operating System type enumerations to OSTypes include file
Core/CIM_ElementSoftwareIdentity.mofCIMCoreCR01170Take CIM_ElementSoftwareIdentity.ElementSoftwareStatus[] Final
Device/CIM_AssociatedCacheMemory.mofCIMCoreCR01164Add values to cache associativity enum to cover new processors
Device/CIM_PCIController.mofCIMCoreCR01189Add PCIe Gen 2 to the CIM_PCIController.Capabilities property.
Device/CIM_Processor.mofCIMCoreCR01178Add LGA1366 to UpgradeMethod
Device\CIM_BootServiceCapabilities.mofCIMCoreCR01216Add element to CIM_BootServiceCapabilities.BootConfigCapabilities value-valuemap
Event/CIM_FilterCollection.mofWIM00004CIM_FilterCollection
Event/CIM_FilterCollectionSubscription.mofWIM00005CIM_FilterCollectionSubscription
Event/CIM_IndicationService.mofWIM00001CIM_IndicationService final
Event/CIM_IndicationServiceCapabilities.mofWIM00002CIM_IndicationServiceCapabilities
Event/CIM_IndicationServiceSettingData.mofWIM00003CIM_IndicationServiceSettingDataCIM_IndicationServiceSettingData
System/CIM_OperatingSystem.mofCIMCoreCR01184Add new Operating System type enumerations to OSTypes include file
User/CIM_Privilege.mofSecurityCR00042Take CIM_Privilege.RepresentsAuthorizationRights property to Final
User/CIM_PrivilegeManagementService.mofSecurityCR00047Taking CIM_PrivilegeManagementService.ShowAccess() Final.
User/CIM_RoleBasedAuthorizationService.mofSecurityCR00046Implementation Experience for the methods of CIM_RoleBasedAuthorizationService class.
User/CIM_RoleLimitedToTarget.mofSecurityCR00041Take CIM_RoleLimitedToTarget class to Final

Experimental

The following changes were applied to Experimental

Class (File)Change RequestDescription
Application/CIM_Action.mofCIMCoreCR01184Add new Operating System type enumerations to OSTypes include file
Application/CIM_Check.mofCIMCoreCR01184Add new Operating System type enumerations to OSTypes include file
Application/CIM_SoftwareElement.mofCIMCoreCR01184Add new Operating System type enumerations to OSTypes include file
Core/CIM_ElementSoftwareIdentity.mofCIMCoreCR01170Take CIM_ElementSoftwareIdentity.ElementSoftwareStatus[] Final
Device/CIM_AssociatedCacheMemory.mofCIMCoreCR01164Add values to cache associativity enum to cover new processors
Device/CIM_PCIController.mofCIMCoreCR01189Add PCIe Gen 2 to the CIM_PCIController.Capabilities property.
Device/CIM_Processor.mofCIMCoreCR01178Add LGA1366 to UpgradeMethod
Device\CIM_BootServiceCapabilities.mofCIMCoreCR01216Add element to CIM_BootServiceCapabilities.BootConfigCapabilities value-valuemap
Event/CIM_FilterCollection.mofWIM00004CIM_FilterCollection
Event/CIM_FilterCollectionSubscription.mofWIM00005CIM_FilterCollectionSubscription
Event/CIM_IndicationService.mofWIM00001CIM_IndicationService final
Event/CIM_IndicationServiceCapabilities.mofWIM00002CIM_IndicationServiceCapabilities
Event/CIM_IndicationServiceSettingData.mofWIM00003CIM_IndicationServiceSettingDataCIM_IndicationServiceSettingData
System/CIM_OperatingSystem.mofCIMCoreCR01184Add new Operating System type enumerations to OSTypes include file
User/CIM_Privilege.mofSecurityCR00042Take CIM_Privilege.RepresentsAuthorizationRights property to Final
User/CIM_PrivilegeManagementService.mofSecurityCR00047Taking CIM_PrivilegeManagementService.ShowAccess() Final.
User/CIM_RoleBasedAuthorizationService.mofSecurityCR00046Implementation Experience for the methods of CIM_RoleBasedAuthorizationService class.
User/CIM_RoleLimitedToTarget.mofSecurityCR00041Take CIM_RoleLimitedToTarget class to Final
Core/CIM_AssociatedPowerManagementService.mofCIMCoreCR01166Add enumeration to CIM_AssociatedPowerManagementService.PowerState and RequestedPowerState
Core/CIM_ElementSoftwareIdentity.mofCIMCoreCR01170Take CIM_ElementSoftwareIdentity.ElementSoftwareStatus[] Final
Core/CIM_ImagingMediaUsedStatisticalData.mofCIMCoreCR01180Create class CIM_ImagingMediaUsedStatisticalData
Core/CIM_ImagingMonitorStatisticalData.mofCIMCoreCR01161Create class CIM_ImagingMonitorStatisticalData
Core/CIM_ImagingStatisticalData.mofCIMCoreCR01160Create abstract class CIM_ImagingStatisticalData
Core/CIM_ImagingStatisticalData.mofCIMCoreCR01193Update (new) class CIM_ImagingStatisticalData.
Core/CIM_ImagingWorkStatisticalData.mofCIMCoreCR01179Create class CIM_ImagingWorkStatisticalData
Core/CIM_OpaqueManagementDataCapabilities.mofCIMCoreCR01172Add properties SupportedMethods and TruncationSupported to class CIM_OpaqueManagementDataCapabilities.
Core/CIM_OpaqueManagementDataService.mofCIMCoreCR01130Update CIM_OpaqueManagementDataService
Core/CIM_PowerManagementCapabilities.mofCIMCoreCR01165Add enumeration to CIM_PowerManagementCapabilities.PowerStatesSupported
Core/CIM_PowerManagementService.mofCIMCoreCR01162Add enumeration for PowerState parameter for CIM_PowerManagementService.RequestedPowerState()
Core/CIM_SoftwareInstallationServiceCapabilities.mofCIMCoreCR01191Add enumerations to CIM_SoftwareInstallationServiceCapabilities.SupportedURISchemes
Device/CIM_FailoverStorageExtents.mof new class FailoverStorageExtents
Device/CIM_PCIPort.mofCIMCoreCR01188Add PCIe Gen 2 to the CIM_PCIPort.PortType property.
Device/CIM_Processor.mofCIMCoreCR01190Add Core Frequency Boosting to the CIM_Processor.Characteristics property
Device/CIM_Processor.mofCIMCoreCR01178Add LGA1366 to UpgradeMethod
Device/CIM_SpareConfigurationCapabilities.mof new class SpareConfigurationCapabilities
Device/CIM_SpareConfigurationService.mof new class SpareConfigurationService
Device/CIM_WiFiPort.mofCIMCoreCR01016Addition of class CIM_WiFiPort
Device\CIM_WiFiPortConfigurationService.mofCIMCoreCR01053Add class CIM_WiFiPortConfigurationService
Device\CIM_WiFiPortConfigurationService.mofCIMCoreCR01117Modify experimental class CIM_WiFiPortConfigurationService
Device\CIM_WiFiRadio.mofCIMCoreCR01018Add class CIM_WiFiRadio
Interop/CIM_RegisteredProfile.mofPICR0006Add list of ImplementedFeatures to RegisteredProfile
Network/CIM_CLPProtocolEndpoint.mofCIMCoreCR1213Fix datatype of properties in CLPProtocolEndpoint
System/CIM_VirtualSystemMigrationSettingData.mofCIMCoreCR01168Additional migration setting data attributes
User/CIM_AssociatedPrivilege.mofSecurityCR00040Simplify class CIM_AssociatedPrivilege
User/CIM_AssociatedPrivilege.mofSecurityCR00048Add value "Specification-defined" to CIM_AssociatedPrivilege.QualifierFormats ValueMap.
User/CIM_AssociatedPrivilege.mofSecurityCR00053Correct errors in CIM_AssociatedPrivilege descriptions
User/CIM_OpaqueManagementDataOwner.mofSecurityCR00049Add
User/CIM_Privilege.mofSecurityCR00042Take CIM_Privilege.RepresentsAuthorizationRights property to Final
User/CIM_PrivilegeManagementService.mofSecurityCR00047Taking CIM_PrivilegeManagementService.ShowAccess() Final.
User/CIM_RoleBasedAuthorizationService.mofSecurityCR00046Implementation Experience for the methods of CIM_RoleBasedAuthorizationService class.