ISO/IEC 24775:2007

Information Technology - Storage management

This International Standard defines a method for the interoperable management of a heterogeneous storage area network (SAN). It describes not only the information available to a WBEM client from an SMI-S compliant CIM server, but also an object-oriented, XML-based, messaging-based interface designed to support the specific requirements of managing devices in and through storage area networks (SANs).

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 20-Jun-2007
• ICS: 35.200 - Interface and interconnection equipment
• Technical Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 25 - Interconnection of information technology equipment
• Current Stage: DELPUB - Deleted Publication
• Start Date: 23-Feb-2011
• Completion Date: 26-Oct-2025

Relations

• Revised: ISO/IEC 24775:2011 - Information technology - Storage management
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 24775
First edition
2007-06
Information technology –
Storage management
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2007-06
Information technology –
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FOREWORD.22
INTRODUCTION .23
1 Scope .24
2 Normative References .25
2.1 International standards .25
2.2 Other specifications .25
3 Definitions, symbols, abbreviations, and conventions .26
3.1 Definitions .26
3.1.1 .34
3.2 Symbols and abbreviations.40
3.3 Keywords .40
3.4 Conventions.41
4 Introduction .43
4.1 Preamble .43
4.2 Business rationale .43
4.3 Interface definition .43
4.4 Technology trends .45
4.5 Management environment .47
4.6 Architectural objectives.48
5 Overview .50
5.1 Base capabilities.50
5.1.1 General.50
5.1.2 Object Oriented .50
5.1.3 Messaging-based interface .52
5.2 Capabilities of this version .54
5.2.1 Overview.54
5.2.2 Determine and monitor the configuration of a SAN .54
5.2.3 Monitoring the health of key resources in a SAN .55
5.2.4 Monitoring the available performance of interconnections in a
SAN .55
5.2.5 Monitoring and controlling the zones in a SAN.55
5.2.6 Discovering/monitoring/controlling the storage volumes in a
SAN .55
5.2.7 Requiring authenticated clients in a SAN .55
5.3 Operational environment .56
5.4 Using this standard .57
5.5 Language bindings .57
6 Transport and reference model .58
6.1 Introduction .58
6.1.1 Overview.58
6.1.2 Language requirements.58
6.1.3 Communications requirements.58
6.1.4 XML Message Syntax and Semantics.58
6.2 Transport stack .59

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6.3 Reference model .60
6.3.1 Overview.60
6.3.2 Roles for Interface Constituents .60
6.3.2.1 Client .60
6.3.2.2 Agent .60
6.3.2.3 CIM Server .61
6.3.2.4 Provider .61
6.3.2.5 Lock Manager.61
6.3.2.6 Directory Server.61
6.3.3 Cascaded Agents .61
7 Object model .62
7.1 Model overview (key resources) .62
7.1.1 Overview.62
7.1.2 Introduction to CIM UML Notation .62
7.2 Techniques .63
7.2.1 CIM fundamentals .63
7.2.2 Modelling profiles.66
7.2.3 Naming .67
7.2.4 Correlatable and Durable Names .68
7.2.4.1 Overview.68
7.2.4.2 Correlatable Names Formation.70
7.2.4.3 Testing equality of Correlatable Names.70
7.2.4.4 Standard Formats for Correlatable Names.70
7.2.4.5 Case Sensitivity .72
7.2.4.6 Preferred Correlatable Names.72
7.2.4.7 Concatenation .72
7.2.5 Events – CIM indications .73
7.2.5.1 Background .73
7.2.5.2 Using indications .73
7.2.5.3 Indication hierarchy .75
7.2.5.4 Agent/Provider Considerations.76
7.2.5.5 Client Considerations .77
7.2.5.6 Requirements .78
7.2.5.7 Implementation Considerations .78
7.2.6 Device Credentials .78
7.2.7 Recipe Conventions .79
7.2.7.1 Recipe Definition .79
7.2.7.2 Recipe Pseudo Code Conventions.79
7.2.7.3 Common Recipes .84
7.3 Profiles.85
7.3.1 Profile content.85
7.3.1.1 Profile and subprofile definition .85
7.3.1.2 Format for Profile Specifications.85
7.3.1.3 Registry of Profiles and Subprofiles .87
7.3.2 Common CIM Packages.89
7.3.2.1 Description.89
7.3.2.2 Physical Package “package” .89

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7.3.2.3 Software Package .95
7.3.3 Common subprofiles.99
7.3.3.1 Overview.99
7.3.3.2 Access Points subprofile .99
7.3.3.3 Cluster Subprofile .103
7.3.3.4 Disk Drive subprofile.108
7.3.3.5 Extent Mapping subprofile .120
7.3.3.6 Location subprofile .124
7.3.3.7 Software Subprofile .127
7.3.3.8 Copy Services Subprofile .128
7.3.3.9 Job Control Subprofile .154
7.3.3.10 Pool Manipulation Capabilities and Settings Subprofile .160
7.3.3.11 LUN Creation Subprofile.183
7.3.3.12 Device Credentials subprofile.203
7.3.3.13 Backend Ports subprofile.208
7.3.3.14 LUN Masking and Mapping .215
7.3.4 Fabric.248
7.3.4.1 Fabric Profile .248
7.3.4.2 Switch Profile.297
7.3.5 Hosts .311
7.3.5.1 FC HBA Profile .311
7.3.6 Storage.325
7.3.6.1 Array Profile.325
7.3.6.2 In-Band Virtualization Profile .347
7.3.6.3 Storage Library Profile.362
7.3.7 Server Profile.384
7.3.7.1 Description.384
7.3.7.2 Standard dependencies.384
7.3.7.3 Profile dependencies .384
7.3.7.4 CIM Server requirements .385
7.3.7.5 Instance Diagram .386
7.3.7.6 Durable names and other correlatable IDs.387
7.3.7.7 Methods.387
7.3.7.8 Client considerations .388
7.3.7.9 Recipes.388
7.3.7.10 Instrumentation requirements.397
7.3.7.11 Required CIM Elements .399
7.3.7.12 Required properties for CIM Elements .399
7.3.7.13 Optional Subprofiles and Profiles. .406
7.3.7.14 ObjectManagerAdapter Subprofile .406
7.4 Cross Client considerations .410
7.4.1 Overview.410
7.4.1.1 HBA model .410
7.4.1.2 Switch model .411
7.4.1.3 Array model .411
7.4.1.4 Out of band virtualization model .413
7.4.1.5 Durable names .413

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7.4.1.6 Fabric Topology (HBA, Switch, Array).414
7.4.1.7 Storage Connections (FC HBA, Array).420
7.4.1.8 Zoning.420
7.4.1.9 Fabric Route Discovery .421
7.4.1.10 Durable names .421
7.4.2 General recipes .421
7.4.2.1 Indications’ Status .421
7.4.2.2 Listenable Instance Notification.422
7.4.2.3 Life Cycle Event Subscription description.422
7.4.2.4 Subscription for alert indications.423
7.4.2.5 Listenable Interface Modification Notification .423
7.4.2.6 Subscribe for Lifecycle Events where OperationalStatus
Changes .423
7.4.2.7 Subscription for alert indications.424
8 Security .425
8.1 Introduction .425
8.2 Background.425
8.3 Requirements .426
8.3.1 General.426
8.3.2 Certificate usage with SSL 3.0 and TLS.426
8.3.2.1 Functional goals .426
8.3.2.2 Requirements .427
8.4 Modelling device credentials.428
8.4.1 General requirements.428
8.4.2 Instrumentation requirements.428
9 Service Discovery .429
9.1 Objectives .429
9.2 Overview.429
9.3 SLP messages.430
9.4 Scopes.431
9.5 Services definition.432
9.5.1 General.432
9.5.2 Service Type.432
9.5.3 Service Attributes .432
9.6 User Agents (UA).434
9.7 Service Agents (SAs).434
9.8 Directory Agents (DAs) .434
9.9 Service Agent Server (SA Server) .435
9.9.1 General Information.435
9.9.2 SA Server (SAS) Implementation .435
9.9.3 SA Server (SAS) Clients.435
9.9.3.1 Description.435
9.9.3.2 SAS Client Requests – SA Server Responses.436
9.9.4 SA Server configuration.436
9.9.4.1 Overview.436
9.9.4.2 SLP Configuration File.436
9.9.4.3 Programmatic configuration.436

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9.9.4.4 DHCP configuration.437
9.9.4.5 Scope .437
9.9.5 SA Server discovery .437
9.9.6 SAS Client registration .437
9.10 ‘Standard WBEM’ Service Type Templates.438
10 SMI-S Roles .442
10.1 Introduction .442
10.2 SMI-S Client.443
10.2.1 Overview.443
10.2.2 SLP functions .443
10.2.3 CIM-XML protocol functions .443
10.2.4 Security considerations .443
10.2.5 Lock management functions.443
10.3 Dedicated SMI-S Server .443
10.3.1 Overview.443
10.3.2 SLP functions .444
10.3.3 CIM-XML Protocol Functions.444
10.3.3.1 General.444
10.3.3.2 Required intrinsic methods .444
10.3.3.3 Required model support .445
10.3.4 Security considerations .445
10.3.5 Lock management functions.445
10.4 General Purpose SMI-S Server .445
10.4.1 Overview.445
10.4.2 SLP functions .445
10.4.3 CIM-XML Protocol functions.445
10.4.3.1 General.445
10.4.3.2 Required intrinsic methods .445
10.4.3.3 Required model support .446
10.4.3.4 Security considerations .446
10.4.4 Lock management functions.446
10.4.5 Provider Subrole.446
10.4.5.1 Overview.446
10.4.5.2 Required model support .446
10.5 Directory Server.446
10.5.1 General.446
10.5.2 SLP functions .446
10.5.3 CIM-XML Protocol functions.446
10.5.4 Security considerations .446
10.5.5 Lock management functions.446
10.6 Combined Roles on a Single System .446
10.6.1 Overview.446
10.6.2 General Purpose SMI-S Server as a Profile Aggregator .447
10.6.2.1 SLP functions .447
10.6.2.2 CIM-XML Protocol functions.447
10.6.2.3 Security considerations .447
10.6.2.4 Lock management functions.447

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11 Installation and upgrade.448
11.1 Introduction .448
11.2 Role of the Administrator .448
11.3 Goals .448
11.3.1 Non-Disruptive Installation and De-installation.448
11.3.2 Plug-and-Play .448
11.4 Installing device support .449
11.4.1 General.449
11.4.2 Installation .449
11.4.3 Discovery and initialization of Device support .449
11.4.4 Removal/Update.450
11.4.5 Reconfiguration .450
11.4.6 Failure.451
11.5 Object manager .451
11.5.1 Installation .451
11.5.2 Multiple CIMOMs on a Single Server .451
11.5.3 Removal, reconfiguration and upgrade .452
11.5.4 Failure.452
11.6 Client .452
11.6.1 Removal .452
11.6.2 Reconfiguration .452
11.6.3 Failure.452
11.7 Directory Server .452
11.7.1 Installation .452
11.7.2 Removal/Failure .452
11.8 Management domains .452
11.8.1 General.452
11.8.2 Initial configuration.452
11.8.3 Reconfiguration .453
11.9 Lock manager .453
Annex A(informative) Futures .454
A.1 Overview .454
A.2 HBA LUN masking and persistent binding .454
A.3 Managed Hub Section.454
A.4 IP Storage .454
A.5 Multi-Path Modelling.454
A.6 Provider Modelling .454
A.7 Non-Fibre Fabrics .454
A.8 Compliance notification .454
A.9 Cascaded Agents.455
A.10 Network Storage .455
A.11 Synchronization of file system elements through copy services .455
A.12 Model size distinctions in Disk Drive .455
A.13 Expanded extent mapping .455
A.14 Locking.455
A.15 Policy management .456
Annex B(informative) Experimental Profiles.459

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B.1 Overview .459
B.2 Common Profiles and Subprofiles.459
B.3 SML Subprofiles.462
B.4 Extender profile .498
B.5 Management Appliance profile.513
B.6 Out of Band Virtualizer Profile.521
B.7 JBOD Profile .546
B.8 Extra Capacity Set Subprofile .557
B.9 Host Discovered Resources Profile (EXPERIMENTAL) .563
B.10 Router Profile .584
Annex C(informative) Mapping CIM Objects to SNMP MIB Structures.601
C.1 Purpose of this Annex .601
C.2 CIM-to-MIB Mapping Overview .601
C.3 CIM-to-MIB mapping methodology .601
C.4 Example mapping .604
Annex D(normative) Compliance with this standard .622
D.1 Compliance statement .622
D.2 Compliance declaration.622
D.3 Server Profile and compliance .622
D.4 Example .622
Annex E(informative) Optional Profiles and Subprofiles .624
E.1 Introduction .624
E.2 Provider Subprofile.624
Bibliography .631

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Table 1 – Standard dependencies for SMI-S.25
Table 2 – SLP properties .66
Table 3 – Standardized Name Formats.71
Table 4 – Profile components .86
Table 5 – Registry of profiles and subprofiles.88
Table 6 – Required CIM Elements.92
Table 7 – Required Properties for SystemPackaging.93
Table 8 – Required Properties for PhysicalPackage .93
Table 9 – Required Properties for Product .94
Table 10 – Required Properties for ProductPhysicalComponent.94
Table 11 – Required Properties for Container .95
Table 12 – Required Properties for ProductParentChild.95
Table 13 – Required Properties for Realizes .95
Table 14 – Required CIM Elements.98
Table 15 – Required Properties for InstalledSoftwareIdentity.98
Table 16 – Required Properties for SoftwareIdentity .99
Table 17 – RemoteAccessPoint.InfoFormat and AccessInfo Properties .101
Table 18 – Required CIM Elements.102
Table 19 – Required Properties for HostedAccessPoint.102
Table 20 – Required Properties for SAPAvailableForElement.103
Table 21 – Required Properties for RemoteServiceAccessPoint.103
Table 22 – Optional Profiles or Subprofiles .103
Table 23 – OperationStatus for Component ComputerSystem.106
Table 24 – Required CIM Elements.107
Table 25 – Required Properties for ComponentCS .107
Table 26 – Required Properties for ComputerSystem .108
Table 27 – Optional Profiles or Subprofiles .108
Table 28 – Required Functional Profiles.109
Table 29 – DiskDrive Status .111
Table 30 – Required CIM Elements.114
Table 31 – Required Properties for BasedOn.115
Table 32 – Required Properties for ConcreteComponent.115
Table 33 – Required Properties for Container .116
Table 34 – Required Properties for ProductParentChild.116
Table 35 – Required Properties for ElementSoftwareIdentity.116
Table 36 – Required Properties for DiskDrive.117
Table 37 – Required Properties for MediaPresent.117
Table 38 – Required Properties for PhysicalMedia.118
Table 39 – Required Properties for Realizes .118
Table 40 – Required Properties for RealizesExtent.119
Table 41 – Required Properties for SoftwareIdentity .119
Table 42 – Required properties for StorageExtent .120
Table 43 – Optional profiles or subprofiles .120
Table 44 – Required Functional Profiles.121
Table 45 – Required CIM Elements.123

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Table 46 – Required Properties for BasedOn.123
Table 47 – Required Properties for ConcreteComponent.123
Table 48 – Required Properties for StorageExtent .124
Table 49 – Optional Profiles or Subprofiles .124
Table 50 – Required CIM Elements.126
Table 51 – Required Properties of Location .126
Table 52 – Required Properties for PhysicalElementLocation.127
Table 53 – Optional Profiles or Subprofiles .127
Table 54 – Required CIM Elements.128
Table 55 – Optional Profiles or Subprofiles .128
Table 56 – Copy Services Standard Dependencies .129
Table 57 – Required Functional Profiles.129
Table 58 – Name Formats .132
Table 59 – Subprofile Required Classes, Associations, Methods
and Indications.146
Table 60 – Required Properties for ElementCapabilities .147
Table 61 – Required Properties for HostedService .147
Table 62 – Required Properties for StorageConfigurationService.148
Table 63 – Required Properties for StorageConfigurationCapabilities .148
Table 64 – Required Properties for StorageSynchronized .149
Table 65 – Required Properties for StorageCapabilities.150
Table 66 – Required Properties for ElementSettingData.153
Table 67 – Required Properties for StorageSetting .153
Table 68 – Copy Services Optional Subprofiles and Profiles.154
Table 69 – Job Control Services Standard Dependencies .155
Table 70 – Required Functional Profiles.155
Table 71 – Subprofile Required Classes, Associations, Methods
and Indications.158
Table 72 – AffectedJobElement Required Properties.158
Table 73 – Required Properties for ConcreteJob .159
Table 74 – Required Properties for OwningJobElement.160
Table 75 – Optional Profiles or Subprofiles .160
Table 76 – Pool Manipulation Capabilities and Settings Standard
Dependencies.161
Table 77 – Required Functional Profiles.162
Table 78 – Example RAID Mapping Table.169
Table 79 – Required CIM Elements.173
Table 80 – Required Properties for ElementCapabilities .174
Table 81 – Required Properties for StorageConfigurationService.174
Table 82 – Required Properties for StorageConfigurationCapabilities .174
Table 83 – Required Properties for StorageCapabilities.176
Table 84 – Required Properties for ElementSettingData.179
Table 85 – Required Properties for StorageSetting .179
Table 86 – Required Properties for StorageSettingWithHints.181
Table 87 – HostedService Required Properties.183
Table 88 – Optional Profiles or Subprofiles .183
Table 89 – LUN Creation Standard Dependencies.184

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Table 90 – Required Functional Profiles.184
Table 91 – Required CIM Elements.202
Table 92 – Required Properties for StorageConfigurationService.202
Table 93 – Optional Profiles or Subprofiles .203
Table 94 – Device Credentials Standard Dependencies .203
Table 95 – Required Functional Profiles.204
Table 96 – Required CIM Elements.206
Table 97 – Required Properties for SharedSecretService.206
Table 98 – Required Properties for SharedSecret.206
Table 99 – SharedSecretIsShared Required Properties.207
Table 100 – HostedService Required Properties.207
Table 101 – Optional Profiles or Subprofiles .208
Table 102 – Device Credentials Standard Dependencies .208
Table 103 – Required Functional Profiles.209
Table 104 – Required CIM Elements.211
Table 105 – Required Properties for FCPort .211
Table 106 – Required Properties from ProtocolControllerForPort .213
Table 107 – Required Properties from ProtocolControllerAccessesUnit .213
Table 108 – Required Properties for SCSIProtocolController.213
Table 109 – Required Properties for StorageExtent .214
Table 110 – Required Properties for SystemDevice.214
Table 111 – Optional Profiles or Subprofiles .214
Table 112 – LUN Masking Standard Dependencies.215
Table 113 – Required Functional Profiles.216
Table 114 – Subprofile Required Classes, Associations, Methods
and Indications.239
Table 115 – Required Properties for AuthorizedPrivilege.240
Table 116 – Required Properties for AuthorizedSubject.241
Table 117 – Required Properties for AuthorizedTarget .241
Table 118 – Required Properties for ConcreteDependency .241
Table 119 – Required Properties for ControllerConfigurationService.241
Table 120 – Required Properties for ElementSettingData.242
Table 121 – Required Properties for HostedCollection.242
Table 122 – Required Properties for HostedDependency .242
Table 123 – Required Properties for ProtoclControllerMaskingCapabilities .243
Table 124 – Required Properties for PrivilegeManagementService .245
Table 125 – Required Properties for StorageClientSettingData .246
Table 126 – Required Properties for StorageHardwareID .246
Table 127 – Required Properties for StorageHardwareIDManagementService 247
Table 128 – Required Properties for SystemSpecificCollection.247
Table 129 – Fabric Standard Dependencies .250
Table 130 – Required Functional Profiles.250
Table 131 – Durable Names Usage.254
Table 132 – Port OperationalStatus.254
Table 133 – OperationalStatus for ComputerSystem .254
Table 134 – Required CIM Elements.257
Table 135 – Required Properties for ActiveConnection.259

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