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Common Information Model (computing)

The Common Information Model (CIM) is an open standard that defines how managed elements in an IT environment are represented as a common set of objects and relationships between them.

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Abbreviation
CIM
Domain
Information model
Organization
Distributed Management Task Force
Related standards
WBEM and SMASH
Status
Published
Year started
1999; 27 years ago (1999)

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Common Information Model (computing)

Nodes38
Edges37
Triples7
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.052632
Components1

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Common Information Model (computing)

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Abbreviation · 1
Common Information Model (computing) → CIM
Domain · 1
Common Information Model (computing) → Information model
Organization · 1
Common Information Model (computing) → Distributed Management Task Force
Related standards · 1
Common Information Model (computing) → WBEM and SMASH
Status · 1
Common Information Model (computing) → Published
Website · 1
Common Information Model (computing) → www.dmtf.org/standards/cim
Year started · 1
Common Information Model (computing) → 1999; 27 years ago (1999)

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cim management wbem dmtf standards standard information managed elements also schema specifications implementations infrastructure protocols operations model distributed task force

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Common Information Model (computing)AbbreviationCIM1.00infobox
Common Information Model (computing)DomainInformation model1.00infobox
Common Information Model (computing)OrganizationDistributed Management Task Force1.00infobox
Common Information Model (computing)Related standardsWBEM and SMASH1.00infobox
Common Information Model (computing)StatusPublished1.00infobox
Common Information Model (computing)Websitewww.dmtf.org/standards/cim1.00infobox
Common Information Model (computing)Year started1999; 27 years ago (1999)1.00infobox

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