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.
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSP0232 | 1.2.1 | DASH Implementation Requirements | 21 May 2015 | Standard | View |
| DSP0217 | 2.1.0 | SMASH Implementation Requirements | 7 Dec 2014 | Standard | View |
| DSP0214 | 1.0.2 | Server Management Command Line Protocol Specification(SM CLP) | 20 Jan 2006 | Standard | View |
| DSP0215 | 1.0.0 | Server Management Managed Element Specification (SM ME) | 23 Apr 2009 | Standard | View |
| DSP0226 | 1.0.0 | Web Services for Management | 12 Feb 2008 | Standard | View |
White Papers and Technical Notes
DMTF Profiles
| DSP # | Version | Title | Date | Comments | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSP1004 | 1.0.1 | Base Server Profile | 22 Apr 2010 | Standard | View |
| DSP1012 | 1.0.2 | Boot Control Profile | 21 Jul 2010 | Standard | View |
| DSP1005 | 1.0.0 | CLP Service Profile | 17 Jun 2009 | Standard | View |
| DSP1022 | 1.0.0 | CPU Profile | 31 Oct 2008 | Standard | View |
| DSP1052 | 1.0.2 | Computer System Profile | 4 Feb 2013 | Standard | View |
| DSP1037 | 1.0.4 | DHCP Client Profile | 29 Jan 2019 | Standard | View |
| DSP1038 | 1.0.3 | DNS Client Profile | 23 Feb 2012 | Standard | View |
| DSP1019 | 1.0.0 | Device Tray Profile | 10 Jun 2009 | Standard | View |
| DSP1014 | 1.0.0 | Ethernet Port Profile | 7 Nov 2008 | Standard | View |
| DSP1013 | 1.0.1 | Fan Profile | 29 Sep 2008 | Standard | View |
| DSP1116 | 1.0.0 | IP Configuration Profile | 24 Jan 2013 | Standard | View |
| DSP1036 | 1.1.0 | IP Interface Profile | 27 Oct 2010 | Standard | View |
| DSP1054 | 1.2.1 | Indication Profile | 2 Nov 2011 | Standard | View |
| DSP1074 | 1.0.0 | Indicator LED Profile | 17 Jun 2009 | Standard | View |
| DSP1076 | 1.0.0 | KVM Redirection Profile | 16 Jun 2009 | Standard | View |
| DSP1086 | 1.0.1 | Media Redirection Profile | 22 May 2014 | Standard | View |
| DSP1008 | 1.0.0 | Modular Systems Profile | 17 Jun 2009 | Standard | View |
| DSP1029 | 1.0.0 | OS Status Profile | 16 Jun 2009 | Standard | View |
| DSP1070 | 1.0.2 | Opaque Management Data Profile | 22 May 2014 | Standard | View |
| DSP1075 | 1.0.0 | PCI Device Profile | 16 Jun 2009 | Standard | View |
| DSP1020 | 1.0.0 | Pass-Through Module Profile | 16 Jun 2009 | Standard | View |
| DSP1011 | 1.0.2 | Physical Asset Profile | 19 Jun 2009 | Standard | View |
| DSP1108 | 1.0.3 | Physical Computer System View Profile | 3 Jan 2022 | Standard | View |
| DSP1040 | 1.0.0 | Platform Watchdog Profile | 19 Jun 2009 | Standard | View |
| DSP1027 | 1.0.0 | Power State Management Profile | 23 May 2008 | Standard | View |
| DSP1015 | 1.0.1 | Power Supply Profile | 29 Sep 2008 | Standard | View |
| DSP1010 | 1.0.1 | Record Log Profile | 29 Sep 2008 | Standard | View |
| DSP1039 | 1.0.0 | Role Based Authorization Profile | 31 Oct 2008 | Standard | View |
| DSP1007 | 1.0.0 | SM CLP Admin Domain Profile | 2 Jul 2009 | Standard | View |
| DSP1006 | 1.0.0 | SMASH Collections Profile | 6 Jul 2009 | Standard | View |
| DSP1017 | 1.0.0 | SSH Service Profile | 16 Jun 2009 | Standard | View |
| DSP1009 | 1.1.1 | Sensors Profile | 28 Jul 2014 | Standard | View |
| DSP1018 | 1.1.1 | Service Processor Profile | 28 Mar 2013 | Standard | View |
| DSP1021 | 1.0.0 | Shared Device Management Profile | 16 Jun 2009 | Standard | View |
| DSP1034 | 1.0.1 | Simple Identity Management Profile | 23 Jul 2008 | Standard | View |
| DSP1023 | 1.0.1 | Software Inventory Profile | 17 Jun 2009 | Standard | View |
| DSP1025 | 1.0.0 | Software Update Profile | 16 Jun 2009 | Standard | View |
| DSP1026 | 1.0.0 | System Memory Profile | 29 Jan 2008 | Standard | View |
| DSP1016 | 1.0.0 | Telnet Service Profile | 22 Jun 2009 | Standard | View |
| DSP1024 | 1.0.1 | Text Console Redirection Profile | 1 Oct 2008 | Standard | View |