SBLIM - Standards Based Linux Instrumentation for Manageability
SBLM pronounced "sublime" and is an acronym for Standards Based Linux Instrumentation for Manageability. The goal of this project is to provide a complete Open Source implementation of the CIM Schema for Linux Systems. SBLIM is a project maintained by the IBM Linux Technology Center and is licensed under the CPL.
Why is it needed?
Today, looking at GNU/Linux systems (and others) reveals a rather fragmented and incoherent picture regarding Systems Management and Manageability. There are basically two reasons:
- Proprietary format and locations: Information about system resources are spread all over the place and have their unique format. This includes files in the /etc directory tree, entries the /proc filesystem and so forth.
- Lack of common concepts: It is virtually impossible for a Systems Management application to manage system resources without knowing implementation details. Example needed? How about configuring a device in need of special run-time options.
This needs less enterprise-speek if it's going to be adopted, but I think the core idea may be good.
posted Wed 10 Mar 2004 in /software/wbem | link
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