CLOUD Cloud Management Initiative
DMTF Cloud Management Standards
Working to Address Management Interoperability for Cloud Systems
Technologies like cloud computing and virtualization have been embraced by enterprise IT managers seeking to better deliver services to their customers, lower IT costs and improve operational efficiencies.
DMTF has multiple standards and working groups addressing cloud management, and the Cloud Management Initiative brings this work together for an integrated approach. Focused on achieving interoperable cloud infrastructure management between cloud service providers and their consumers and developers, the Cloud Management Initiative also promotes adoption of these standards by the industry.
Cloud Working Groups
The following DMTF Working Groups produce the standards and technologies promoted by the Cloud Management Initiative:
- Cloud Management Working Group (CMWG) - Models the management of cloud services and the operations and attributes of the cloud service lifecycle through its work on the Cloud Infrastructure Management Interface (CIMI).
- Cloud Auditing Data Federation Working Group (CADF) - Defines the CADF standard, a full event model anyone can use to fill in the essential data needed to certify, self-manage and self-audit application security in cloud environments.
- Software Entitlement Working Group (SEWG) - Focuses on the interoperability with which software inventory and product usage are expressed, allowing the industry to better manage licensed software products and product usage.
- Open Virtualization Working Group (OVF) - Produces the OVF standard, which provides the industry with a standard packaging format for software solutions based on virtual systems.
Learn more using the links above, and join DMTF to participate.
Additional Resources
- Learning Center - Visit DMTF Learning Center for a complete list of overview documents, tutorials and related information.
- Virtualization Management (VMAN) - DMTF's VMAN is a set of specifications that address the management lifecycle of a virtual environment.
- Cloud Standards Wiki - The Cloud Standards Wiki is a resource documenting the activities of the various Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) working on cloud standards.
DMTF Cloud Alliance Partners
DMTF’s Cloud Management Initiative works in collaboration with a number of industry organizations to develop solid partnerships that help unify management initiatives. These organizations include:
- International Telecommunications Union (ITU-T)
- Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Object Management Group (OMG)
- Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA)
- Open Grid Forum (OGF)
- The Open Group (TOG)
- Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA)
- TeleManagement Forum (TMF)
- Enterprise Customer Council (TMF)
- China Communications Standards Association (CCSA)
- China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI)
- Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)
- Cloud Standards Customer Council (CSCC) - (OMG)
- Global Inter-Cloud Technology Forum (GICTF)
- International Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Joint Technical Committee (JTC 1)
DMTF Specifications
DSP # | Version | Title | Date | Comments | Versions |
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DSP0264 | 1.0.0 | CIMI-CIM Specification | 14 Dec 2012 |
.pdf file. DMTF Standard |
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DSP0263 | 2.0.0 | Cloud Infrastructure Management Interface (CIMI) Model and RESTful HTTP-based Protocol | 17 Jul 2016 |
.pdf file.DMTF Standard |
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DSP0262 | 1.0.0 | Cloud Auditing Data Federation (CADF) - Data Format and Interface Definitions Specification | 19 Jun 2014 |
.pdf file. DMTF Standard |
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DSP0243 | 2.1.1 | Open Virtualization Format Specification | 27 Aug 2015 |
.pdf file. DMTF Standard |
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White Papers and Technical Notes
DSP # | Version | Title | Date | Comments | Versions |
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DSP2042 | 1.0.0 | Cloud Infrastructure Management Interface (CIMI) Use Cases | 26 Feb 2015 |
.pdf file. DMTF Informational |
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DSP2041 | 1.0.0a | Cloud Infrastructure Management Interface (CIMI) Extensions | 2 Mar 2015 |
.pdf file. DMTF Historical |
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DSP2038 | 1.0.0 | Cloud Audit Data Federation - OpenStack Profile (CADF-OpenStack) | 16 Sep 2014 |
.pdf file. DMTF Informational |
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DSP2027 | 2.0.0 | Cloud Infrastructure Management Interface (CIMI) Primer | 4 Aug 2016 |
.pdf file. DMTF Informational |
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DSP2017 | 2.0.0 | Open Virtualization Format White Paper | 24 Apr 2014 |
.pdf file. DMTF Informational |
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DSP-IS0103 | 1.0.0 | Use Cases and Interactions for Managing Clouds | 18 Jun 2010 |
.pdf file, DMTF Informational |
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DSP-IS0102 | 1.0.0 | Architecture for Managing Clouds | 18 Jun 2010 |
.pdf file, DMTF Informational |
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DSP-IS0101 | 1.0.0 | Interoperable Clouds | 11 Nov 2009 | .pdf file, DMTF Informational | View |