ISO/IEC 10165-4:1992
(Main)Information technology — Open Systems Interconnection — Structure of management information — Part 4: Guidelines for the definition of managed objects
Information technology — Open Systems Interconnection — Structure of management information — Part 4: Guidelines for the definition of managed objects
Specifies the relationships between the relevant OSI management Recommendations and International Standards and the definition of managed object classes, the appropriate methods to be adopted for the definition of managed object classes, the relationship of managed object class definitions to management protocol and the recommended documentation structure for managed object class definitions. Is applicable to the development of any Recommendation/International Standard which defines management information which is to be transferred or manipulated by means of OSI management protocol and the managed objects to which that information relates.
Technologies de l'information — Interconnexion de systèmes ouverts — Structure des informations de gestion — Partie 4: Directives pour la définition des objets gérés
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ISOIIEC
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
First edition
1992-09-01
Information technology - Open Systems
- Structure of management
Interconnection
information -
Part 4:
Guidelines for the definition of managed objects
- lnterconnexion de systiimes ouverfs -
Technologies de i’informafion
Structures des informations de gestion -
Partie 4: Principes directeurs pour la dMMion des objets g&-h
Reference number
MYI EC 10 165-4: 1992(E)
ISO/IEC 10165-4 : 1992 (E)
Contents
Page
scope . 1
Normative references . 2
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Abbreviations 5
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Conventions .
Global issues . 5
General principles for managed object definition . 12
Notational tools for managed object definition . 18
Annex A Examples of use of the guidelines 42
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Index . 48
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CCITT Rec. X.722 (1992 E)
ISO/IEC 101654 : 1992 (E)
Foreword
IS0 (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International
Electrotechnical Commission) form the specialized system for worldwide
standardization. National bodies that are members of IS0 or IEC participate in
the development of International Standards through technical committees
established by the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical
activity. IS0 and IEC technical committees collaborate in fields of mutual
interest. Other international organizations, governmental and non-governmental,
in liaison with IS0 and IEC, also take part in the work.
In the field of information technology, IS0 and IEC have established a joint
technical committee, ISO/IEC JTC 1. Draft International Standards adopted by
the joint technical committee are circulated to national bodies for voting.
Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the
national bodies casting a vote.
International Standard ISO/IEC 10165-4 was prepared by Joint Technical
Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology, in collaboration with the
CCITT. The identical text is published as CCITT I&commendation X.722.
ISO/IEC 10165 consists of the following parts, under the general title Information
technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Structure of management
information:
- Part 1: Management information model
- Part 2: Definition of management information
- Part 4: Guidelines for the definition of managed objects
- Part 5: Generic management information
- Part 6: Requirements and guidelines for implementation conformance statement
proformas associated with management information
Annex A is for information only.
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Introduction
ISO/IEC 10165 is a multipart standard developed according to IS0 7498 and ISO/IEC 7498-4. ISO/IEC 10165 is related
to the following International Standards
- ISOIIEC 9595 : 1990, Information technology - Open System Interconnection - Common management
information service definition;
- ISOIIEC 9596 : 1990, Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Common management
information protocol;
ISOfIEC 10040 : 1992, Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Systems management
-
overview;
- ISO/IEC 10164 : 1992, Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Systems management.
OS1 management standardization inevitably involves coordinated work by a number of standards bodies. CCITT SGVII
and ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC2 1 /WG4 are jointly responsible for the development of Recommendations 1 International Standards
that describe the architecture for OS1 management, the services, protocols and functions that are used for systems
management, and the structure of management information. Other working groups, in CCITT, ISO/IEC JTCl SC21,
ISO/IEC JTCl SC6 and elsewhere, are responsible for the development of Recommendations 1 International Standards
that describe the management aspects of particular layers of the OS1 Basic Reference Model; these may describe (N)-layer
management protocols, management aspects of (N)-layer operation, and managed objects that provide a “management
view” of aspects of the layer operation and are visible to systems management.
This Recommendation 1 International Standard provides the developers of managed object class definitions with the
information and documentation tools required in order to produce complete managed object class definitions that are
A beneficial side effect of
compatible with the OS1 management standards developed jointly by ISO/IEC and CCITT.
the use of these guidelines will be that a common approach will be taken to the documentation of these Recommendations
1 International Standards, regardless of where the development takes place.
CCITT Rec. X.700 1 ISO/IEC 7498-4 and CCITT Rec. X.701 I ISO/IEC 10040 define the architecture for OS1
management, and describe the content of and relationships between OS1 management standards.
CCITT Rec. X.720 I ISO/IEC 10165-l describes the model of management information in terms of managed objects.
CCITT Rec. X.721 I ISO/IEC 10165-2 (DMI) defines generic managed object classes and characteristics. Where a
suitable definition of management information exists in DMI, it is recommended that this definition be referenced in
preference to defining a new information element with the same structure.
CCITT Rec. X.208 I ISO/IEC 8824 defines the notation used to express the abstract syntax of the data elements
associated with managed object characteristics that shall be carried in systems management protocol.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
CCITT RECOlWMENDATION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - OPEN SYSTEMS INTERCONNECTION -
STRUCTURE OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION :
GUIDELINES FOR THE DEFINITION OF MANAGED OBJECTS
1 Scope
International Standards that
This Recommendation 1 International Standard provides developers of Recommendations and
contain managed object definitions with guidance that will
encourage consistency between managed object definitions;
a)
manner compatible with the OS1 management
ensure the development of such definitions in a
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Recommendations and International Standards;
reduce duplication of effort in other working groups by identifying commonly useful documentation
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layouts, procedures and definitions.
To this end, this Recommendation 1 International Standard specifies
the relationships between the relevant OS1 management Recommendations and International Standards and
a)
the definition of managed object classes, and how those Recommendations and International Standards
should be used by managed object class definitions;
b) the appropriate methods to be adopted for the definition of managed object classes and their attributes,
notifications, actions and behaviour, including
a summary of aspects that shall be addressed in the definition;
1)
the notational tools that are recommended to be used in the definition;
2)
consistency guidelines that the definition may follow.
3)
the relationship of managed object class definitions to management protocol, and what protocol-related
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definitions are required;
d) the recommended documentation structure for managed object class definitions.
This Recommendation 1 International Standard is applicable to the development of any Recommendation 1 International
Standard which defines
management information which is to be transferred or manipulated by means of OS1 management protocol;
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the managed objects to which that information relates.
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This Recommendation 1 International Standard does not specify or imply
any constraints on the development of managed object class definitions in terms of their functionality, the
a)
Recommendations I International Standards to which they relate, or the uses to which they are put in a
particular management environment;
b) guidelines for the deftition of resources; it provides guidelines only for the definition of the managed
objects which provide the management view of resources.
2 Nonnative references
The following CCITT Recommendations and International Standards contain provisions which, through reference in this
text, constitute provisions of this Recommendation I International Standard. At the time of publication, the editions
indicated were valid. All Recommendations and International Standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements
based on this Recommendation I International Standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most
recent edition of the Recommendations and International Standards indicated below. Members of IEC and IS0 maintain
registers of currently valid International Standards. The CCITT Secretariat maintains a list of the currently valid CCITT
Recommendations.
21 l Identical CCITT Recommendations 1 International Standards
- CCITT Recommendation X.6601) I ISO/IEC 9834-l*), Information technology - Open Systems
Interconnection - Procedures for the operation of OSI registration authorities - Part I: General
procedures.
CCITT Recommendation X.701 (1992) I ISO/IEC 10040 : 1992, Information technology - Open Systems
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Interconnection - Systems management overview.
- CCITT Recommendation X.720 (1992) 1 ISO/IEC 10165-l : 1992, Information technology - Open
Systems Interconnection - Structure of management information : Management information model.
- CCITT Recommendation X.721 (1992) I ISO/IEC 10165-2 : 1992, Information technology - Open
Systems Interconnection - Structure of management information : Definition of management information.
- CCITT Recommendation X. 732 ( 1992) I ISO/IEC 10 164-3 : 1992, Information technology - Open
Systems Interconnection - Systems management : Attributes for representing relationships.
CCITT Recommendation X.733 (1992) I ISO/IEC 10164-4 : 1992, Information technology - Open
-
Systems Interconnection - Systems management : Alarm reporting finction.
22 Paired CCITT Recommendations 1 International Standards equivalent in technical content
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- CCITT Recommendation X.200 (1988), Reference Model of Open Systems Interconnection for CCITT
Applications.
IS0 7498 : 1984, Information processing systems - Open Systems Interconnection - Basic Reference
Model.
- CCITT Recommendation X.208 (1988), Specicfication of abstract syntax notation one (ASN. I).
ISO/IEC 8824 : 1990, Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - SpeciJication of Abstract
Syntax Notation One (ASN.1).
- CCITT Recommendation X.501 (1989), The Directory - Models.
t state of draft Recommendation.
‘) Presently a
*) To be published.
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ISOIIEC 9594-2 : 1990, Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - I;he Directory - Part
2: Models.
- CCITT Recommendation X.650 (1992), Naming and Addressing for Open Systems Interconnection (OH)
for CCITT Applications.
Open Systems Interconnection - Basic Reference
IS0 7498-3 : 1989, Information processing systems -
Model - Part 3: Naming and Addressing.
- CCITT Recommendation X. 7001), Management Framework DeJinition for Open Systems Interconnection
(OS) for CCITT Applications.
- Open Systems Interconnection - Basic
ISO/IEC 7498-4 : 1989, Information processing systems
Reference Model - Part 4: Management framework.
- CCITT Recommendation X. 7 10 ( 199 1), Common Management Information Service Definition for CCITT
Applications.
ISOIIEC 9595 : 1990, Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Common management
information service deJinition.
- CCITT Recommendation X.7 11 (199 l), Common Management Information Protocol Specification for
CCITT Applications.
ISO/IEC 9596-l : 199 1, Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Common management
information protocol - Part I: Specicfication.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Recommendation I International Standard, the following definitions apply.
31 0 Basic reference model definitions
This Recommendation 1 International Standard makes use of the following terms defined in CCITT Rec. X.200 I IS0
7498:
(N)-connection;
a)
b) (N)-entity;
c) (N)-layer;
d) (N)-service-access-point;
open system;
f) systems management.
32 0 Naming ant addressing definitions
This Recommendation International Standard makes use of the following term defined in CCITT Rec. X.650
7498-3:
(N)-selector
Management framework definitions
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This Recommendation 1 International Standard makes use of the following terms defined in CCITT Rec. X.700 I
ISO/IEC 7498-4:
managed object;
a)
(N)-layer operation.
b)
I) Presently at state of draft Recommendation.
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34 l Systems management overview definitions
This Recommendation I International Standard makes use of the following terms defined in CCITT Rec. X.701 1
ISO/IEC 10040:
agent;
a)
generic definitions;
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managed object class;
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management information;
manager;
e)
(N)-layer management protocol;
f)
notification;
9)
notification type;
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(systems management) operation;
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systems management (application) protocol.
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35 l Management information model definitions
This Recommendation I International Standard makes use of the following terms defined in CCITT Rec. X.720 1
ISO/IEC 10165-l:
action;
a)
actual class;
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attribute group;
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attribute identifier;
d)
attribute type;
attribute value set;
f)
behaviour;
8)
characteristic;
h)
conditional package;
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containment;
J)
inheritance;
k)
inheritance hierarchy;
1)
initial value managed object;
m)
instantiation;
n)
mandatory package;
0)
multiple inheritance;
P)
name binding;
4)
package;
r)
parameter;
S)
permitted value set;
relative distinguished name;
U)
required value set;
specialization;
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subclass;
JO
subordinate object;
Y)
superclass;
Z)
superior object.
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