SMASH Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware
DMTF's Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware (SMASH) standard is a suite of specifications that deliver industry standard semantics, protocols and profiles to make data center resource management interoperable.
SMASH provides the ability to remotely manage a platform independent of machine state, operating system state, server system topology or access method – interoperable management is possible before the OS is operational, when the OS is hung, or while the OS is up.
SMASH specifies two protocols which server platforms can expose to provide a standards-based management interface for simple and intuitive management of heterogeneous servers in the data center: web services and command line. The web services-based protocol is described in DMTF's Web Services for Management (WS-Man) specification.
The command line based protocol is described in Server Management Command Line Protocol (SM CLP). SM CLP has been adopted and published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) as ISO/IEC 13187:2011 and the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) International Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) as INCITS 438-2008.
Get Involved
- Work on the SMASH standard takes place in the CIM Forum. Learn more and join DMTF to participate.
- DMTF's CIM Forum develops and implements programs for verifying compliance of software and hardware that implements DASH and SMASH. Join DMTF and the CIM Forum to help shape the future of systems management in the data center.
- DMTF welcomes feedback on our standards, but requires that individuals submitting comments first agree to our DMTF Feedback Policy.
DMTF Specifications
DSP # | Version | Title | Date | Comments | Versions |
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DSP0232 | 1.2.1 | DASH Implementation Requirements | 21 May 2015 |
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DSP0226 | 1.1.1 | Web Services for Management (WS-Management) Specification | 28 Aug 2012 |
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DSP0217 | 2.1.0 | SMASH Implementation Requirements | 7 Dec 2014 |
.pdf file. DMTF Standard |
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DSP0215 | 1.0.0 | Server Management Managed Element Specification (SM ME) | 23 Apr 2009 |
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DSP0214 | 1.0.0 | Server Management Command Line Protocol Specification(SM CLP) | 7 Mar 2007 |
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White Papers and Technical Notes
DMTF Profiles
DSP # | Version | Title | Date | Comments | Versions |
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DSP1116 | 1.0.0 | IP Configuration Profile | 24 Jan 2013 |
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DSP1108 | 1.0.3 | Physical Computer System View Profile | 3 Jan 2022 |
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DSP1086 | 1.0.1 | Media Redirection Profile | 22 May 2014 |
.pdf file. DMTF Standard |
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DSP1076 | 1.0.1 | KVM Redirection Profile | 15 Nov 2010 |
.pdf file, DMTF Standard |
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DSP1075 | 1.0.0 | PCI Device Profile | 16 Jun 2009 |
.pdf file, DMTF Standard |
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DSP1074 | 1.0.1 | Indicator LED Profile Specification | 28 Mar 2013 |
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DSP1070 | 1.0.2 | Opaque Management Data Profile | 22 May 2014 |
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DSP1054 | 1.2.2 | Indications Profile | 24 Apr 2014 |
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DSP1052 | 1.0.3 | Computer System Profile | 22 May 2014 |
.pdf file. DMTF Standard |
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DSP1040 | 1.0.0 | Platform Watchdog Profile | 19 Jun 2009 |
.pdf file, DMTF Standard |
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DSP1039 | 1.0.0 | Role Based Authorization Profile | 31 Oct 2008 |
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DSP1038 | 1.0.3 | DNS Client Profile | 23 Feb 2012 |
.pdf file. DMTF Standard |
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DSP1037 | 1.0.4 | DHCP Client Profile | 29 Jan 2019 |
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DSP1036 | 1.0.2 | IP Interface Profile | 6 Mar 2012 |
.pdf file. DMTF Standard |
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DSP1034 | 1.1.0 | Simple Identity Management Profile | 13 Dec 2012 |
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DSP1029 | 1.1.0 | OS Status Profile | 25 Jul 2013 |
.pdf file. DMTF Standard |
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DSP1027 | 2.0.1 | Power State Management Profile | 3 Aug 2016 |
.pdf file. DMTF Standard |
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DSP1026 | 1.0.1 | System Memory Profile | 10 Jun 2010 |
.pdf file, DMTF Standard |
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DSP1025 | 1.0.0 | Software Update Profile | 16 Jun 2009 |
.pdf file, DMTF Standard |
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DSP1024 | 1.0.2 | Text Console Redirection Profile | 15 Nov 2010 |
.pdf file, DMTF Standard |
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DSP1023 | 1.0.0 | Software Inventory Profile | 4 Sep 2008 |
.pdf file, DMTF Standard |
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DSP1022 | 1.0.2 | CPU Profile | 22 May 2015 |
.pdf file. DMTF Standard |
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DSP1021 | 1.0.0 | Shared Device Management Profile | 16 Jun 2009 |
.pdf file, DMTF Standard |
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DSP1020 | 1.0.0 | Pass-Through Module Profile | 16 Jun 2009 |
.pdf file, DMTF Standard |
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DSP1019 | 1.0.0 | Device Tray Profile | 10 Jun 2009 |
.pdf file, DMTF Standard |
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DSP1018 | 1.1.1 | Service Processor Profile | 28 Mar 2013 |
.pdf file. DMTF Standard |
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DSP1017 | 1.0.0 | SSH Service Profile | 16 Jun 2009 |
.pdf file, DMTF Standard |
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DSP1016 | 1.0.0 | Telnet Service Profile | 22 Jun 2009 |
.pdf file, DMTF Standard |
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DSP1015 | 1.0.0 | Power Supply Profile | 23 May 2008 |
.pdf file, DMTF Standard |
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DSP1014 | 1.0.1 | Ethernet Port Profile | 15 Sep 2010 |
.pdf file, DMTF Standard |
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DSP1013 | 1.0.0 | Fan Profile | 23 May 2008 |
.pdf file, DMTF Standard |
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DSP1012 | 1.0.2 | Boot Control Profile | 21 Jul 2010 |
.pdf file, DMTF Standard |
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DSP1011 | 1.0.3 | Physical Asset Profile | 17 May 2016 |
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DSP1010 | 1.0.0 | Record Log Profile | 21 May 2008 |
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DSP1009 | 1.1.1 | Sensors Profile | 28 Jul 2014 |
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DSP1008 | 1.0.0 | Modular Systems Profile | 17 Jun 2009 |
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DSP1007 | 1.0.0 | SM CLP Admin Domain Profile | 2 Jul 2009 |
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DSP1006 | 1.0.0 | SMASH Collections Profile | 6 Jul 2009 |
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DSP1005 | 1.0.1 | CLP Service Profile | 22 Apr 2010 |
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DSP1004 | 1.0.1 | Base Server Profile | 22 Apr 2010 |
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