Glossary

AIC

Application Instrumentation and Control API. A light-weight set of functions that allow objects to be managed.

AIC CL

The access functions provided by AIC Client Library to allow clients to set and get values for objects managed in a remote application. All APIs starting AICCL_ and AIC_ are part of the AIC-CL library.

AIC AL

The AIC Application Library. An API that can be used to link a management interface into a business application. All APIs starting AICAL_ and AIC_ are part of the AIC-AL library.

CIM

Common Information Model. Data model for management information. Part of the WBEM initiative.

DMTF

Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF).

DNS

Domain Name Service. Naming scheme assigned to machines on an IP network. Products requiring an IP address can accept a DNS machine name instead and use the DNS Service to convert the name into a physical IP address.

DoAction

Terminology within AIC for a generic callback function. It is possible to use AIC-AL to register a generic callback function.

FAT

File Allocation Table. A disk directory structure common under DOS and Windows computers. The directory layour has a tree like structure.

Tree

Data structure of management objects. Hierachial like a tree or filesystem (for example, a UFS or FAT filesystem). Not mandated as a formal tree

UFS

UNIX File System - the directory tree scheme on a UNIX machine.

WBEM

Web Based Enterprise Management. Technology defined by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF), consisting of CIM (data model), XML (query mechanism), and http (data transport).

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